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    1. 07-02-2008 07:29 PM #1
      tacopalypse
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      Effects of WILD on sleep stages

      ok, so as most of you know, sleep has 5 stages. stages 1 and 2 are light sleep, 3 and 4 are deep sleep, and 5 is REM. the entire cycle repeats about every 90 minutes and REM is the last 20. apparently people dream in all 5 stages, but dreams are most vivid during REM. so, WILD involves just stepping directly into a dream from a waking state. let's take a look at the implications:

      does this mean that WILDs will be inherently less vivid than DILDs, due to not being in REM?

      or does it mean that doing a WILD causes REM to occur immediately?

      does WILD just completely screw up your sleep stages, because you're dreaming when you're not supposed to be?

      i know there's almost no research that's been done into this area but i'd like to see what you guys think about it.
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    2. 07-02-2008 07:41 PM #2
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      Most people WILD after WBTB, so they WILD when they would normally be going into a REM stage. Other people WILD at the start of the evening, but are sleep deprived so they will also go directly into REM anyway. I would assume that for anyone who is not WILDing during REM, their resulting LD would be less vivid, but I doubt that there are many people who do this.
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