http://kittymowmow.disqus.com/"Animal News That Doesn't Have to be Cute." News, Commentary, and information involving all things animal-related.enThu, 03 Jan 2008 21:19:55 -0000http://www.kittymowmow.com/2008/01/03/what-happens-when-a-rat-stops-dreaming/#comment-3008380<p>"Conditioning also might have induced other behavioral alterations from the shock of the island within the fishbowl treatment."</p><p>You could be correct.</p><p>I need more REM sleep. :)</p>mjschindlerThu, 03 Jan 2008 21:19:55 -0000http://www.kittymowmow.com/2008/01/03/what-happens-when-a-rat-stops-dreaming/#comment-3008381<p>F'n cruel, and bad science too.</p><p>Conditioning also might have induced other behavioral alterations from the shock of the island within the fishbowl treatment.</p><p>But, yeah, REM sleep is good, and certainly at maintaining a slew of mental abilities as well as physical resilience. (post rem sleep I believe is good too).</p>Cougar WilesThu, 03 Jan 2008 20:15:35 -0000