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Eugene Aserinsky

Eugene Aserinsky (May 6, 1921 – July 22, 1998), a pioneer in sleep research, was a graduate student at the University of Chicago in 1953 when he discovered REM sleep. He was the son of a dentist of Russian–Jewish descent. He made the discovery after hours spent studying the eyelids of sleeping subjects. While the phenomenon was in the beginning more…

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Alma mater
University of Chicago
Born
(1921-05-06)May 6, 1921
Died
July 22, 1998(1998-07-22) (aged 77)
Fields
Physiology

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