Eugene Aserinsky

Eugene Aserinsky

Eugene Aserinsky was a researcher who, with Nathaniel Kleitman, reported in 1953 the regularly recurring periods of eye movement during sleep.

Who they are

The work of Eugene Aserinsky reaches this site through the paper listed below. On this site the name is tied to REM Sleep.

Key papers

Aserinsky, E., & Kleitman, N. (1953). Regularly occurring periods of eye motility, and concomitant phenomena, during sleep. Science, 118(3062), 273-274. What it reports: Recorded eye movements and brain waves in 20 adult volunteers. Periods of rapid eye movement recurred during sleep, and waking sleepers during them produced detailed dream reports in 20 of 27 interviews.

Key ideas

REM Sleep: The sleep stage marked by periods of rapid eye movement, first recorded in 1953, from which detailed dream reports were often obtained.

Sources

  1. Aserinsky, E., & Kleitman, N. (1953). Regularly occurring periods of eye motility, and concomitant phenomena, during sleep. Science, 118(3062), 273-274.