REM Sleep Definition

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noun
A period of sleep during which dreaming takes place, characterized by rapid periodic twitching movements of the eye muscles and other physiological changes, such as accelerated respiration and heart rate, increased brain activity, and muscle relaxation. REM sleep is the fifth and last stage of sleep that occurs in the sleep cycle, preceded by four stages of non-REM sleep.
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Noun

Singular:
REM sleep
Plural:
REM sleeps

Origin of REM Sleep

  • r(apid) e(ye) m(ovement)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

REM Sleep Sentence Examples

  • New babies have extremely short sleep cycles, or periods of deep, light and REM sleep.

  • Throughout the night, the cycles of REM sleep get longer and the sleep gets deeper.

  • The importance of REM sleep is essential to cognitive processing.

  • Generally the theory is that the relaxed mind during REM sleep has the opportunity to process memories and feelings about experiences from when the dreamer was awake.

  • Dream research continues to fine tune the previous theories as scientists uncover more and more about the brain's functions during REM sleep and as scientific measuring equipment improves.

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