non-REM sleep
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REM sleep — Rapid eye movement 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… … English dictionary of cancer terms
non-REM — non rapid eye movement [sleep] … Medical dictionary
non-REM — • non rapid eye movement [sleep] … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
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
Sleep inertia — is a physiological state characterised by a decline in motor dexterity and a subjective feeling of grogginess, immediately following an abrupt awakening. Sleep inertia can also refer to the tendency of a person to want to return to sleeping, even … Wikipedia
Sleep — Waking up redirects here. For other uses, see Waking Up (disambiguation). This article is about sleep in general; for specifically non human sleep see Sleep (non human); for other uses, see Sleep (disambiguation). Sleeping child Sleep is a… … Wikipedia
Sleep and breathing — Significant physiologic changes in breathing take place during normal sleep related to alterations in respiratory drive and musculature. Normal Sleep and breathingleep onsetSet point of ventilation is different in wakefulness and sleep. pCO2 is… … Wikipedia
sleep stage — One of 5 parts or stages of the sleep cycle based on the type of brain activity that occurs during the stage. During stages 1 to 4, a person will feel drowsy, fall asleep, and move into a deep, dreamless sleep. Stage 5 is called rapid eye… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Sleep (non-human) — Sleep in non human animals refers to how the behavioral and physiological state of sleep, mainly characterized by reversible unconsciousness, non responsiveness to external stimuli, and motor passivity, appears in different categories of animals … Wikipedia
Sleep paralysis — is paralysis associated with sleep that may occur in healthy persons or may be associated with narcolepsy, cataplexy, and hypnagogic hallucinations. The pathophysiology of this condition is closely related to the normal hypotonia that occurs… … Wikipedia
