Submitted by muted_Log_454 t3_yiagcm in explainlikeimfive
DJ__Hanzel t1_iuj47c2 wrote
Reply to comment by Antonskarp in Eli5 What are the long term consequences of drugs that suppress REM sleep? by muted_Log_454
I think you're referring to alcohol withdrawal and/or alcohol induced psychosis. In either case it's the hippothalamus and pretty much the entire pre-frontal cortex malfunctioning from brain damage, which causes the pink elephants.
You're right that you do need REM sleep though.
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