- rapid eye movement sleep
- noun Date: 1965 REM sleep
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Rapid eye movement (sleep) — Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a normal stage of sleep characterized by rapid movements of the eyes. REM sleep is classified into two categories: tonic and phasic. [cite book|author=Kryger M, Roth T, Dement W|title=Principles amp; Pracitces of … Wikipedia
Rapid eye movement sleep — (REM) sleep is the portion of sleep when there are rapid eye movements (REMs). Dreams occur during REM sleep. We typically have 3 to 5 periods of REM sleep per night. They occur at intervals of 1 2 hours and are quite variable in length. An… … Medical dictionary
Rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder — Die Rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) gehört zur Gruppe der Parasomnien und ist die am besten studierte mit der REM Phase assoziierte Parasomnie. RBD zeichnet sich durch den Verlust der herkömmlichen Atonie im REM Schlaf, welche… … Deutsch Wikipedia
rapid eye movement sleep — noun a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep • Syn: ↑paradoxical sleep, ↑REM sleep, ↑rapid eye movement, ↑REM • Hypernyms: ↑sleep, ↑slumber * * * … Useful english dictionary
Non-rapid eye movement sleep — slow eyes redirects here. For sloe eyes, see Prunus spinosa. Non rapid eye movement, or NREM is, collectively, sleep stages 1 – 3, previously known as stages 1 – 4. Rapid eye movement sleep (REM) is not included. There are distinct… … Wikipedia
REM (Rapid Eye Movement) Sleep — REM sleep is the lightest of the various sleep stages and is characterized by rapid movement of the eyeballs back and forth. Its existence was discovered by Eugene Aserinsky (1921–1998), a graduate student in the physiology laboratory of… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Non-rapid eye movement sleep — NREM (non rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the electroencephalographic (EEG) recording are typically slow and of high voltage, the breathing and heart rate are slow and regular, the blood pressure is… … Medical dictionary
rapid eye movement sleep — REM sleep. One of the five stages of sleep. During REM sleep, the eyes move rapidly while closed and dreams occur. REM sleep is the lightest stage of sleep, during which a person may wake easily. During several hours of normal sleep, a person… … English dictionary of cancer terms
rapid eye movement sleep. — See REM sleep. [1960 65] * * * … Universalium
Rapid Eye Movement Sleep — See REM Sleep … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
