Behavioral Enhancement.
Abstract
The principal goal in this 30-month period was to facilitate voluntary control over sleep. The initial phase employed analog tonal biofeedback of integrated submental EMG potential to facilitate relaxation. A pilot study was conducted in which EEG-determined Stage 2 sleep latency was compared within subjects between 'tone on' and 'tone off' conditions. This was followed by a controlled study in which one group of subjects received tonal biofeedback and the other did not. Neither study indicated any beneficial results from biofeedback on either relaxation or sleep latency. A third study was conducted in which a sedative-hypnotic drug (flurazepam) was used to evoke sleep in the attempt to achieve voluntary control of a classically conditioned response. Comparison of post-drug with pre-drug trials reveals a more rapid facilitation of sleep onset than would be expected on the basis of practice along, but does not conclusively demonstrate that classical conditioning was responsible.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 31, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA016250
Entities
People
- Paul M. Hurst
- Sallyann K. Bagley