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REM Sleep Publisher in class exercise EDT

180B The 4 stages


of sleep
Jason Byars & Laura Urzua
REM sleep occurs in cycles of February 28, 2017

about 90-120 minutes throughout

the night. During REM sleep


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breathing becomes more rapid and Baby sleeping image:
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irregular. the heart rate and blood flash.com/wordpress/2015/04/23/sequenze-di-
azioni-quotidiane/
pressure also increase to near wak-
I yearn for sleep image:
ing levels. Core temperature is not
http://adailydoodle.blogspot.com/2010/07/slee
p.html
well regulated during this time and

tends towards the ambient temper- Brain waves during sleep image:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wsu-
ature, in much the same way as sandbox/chapter/stages-of-sleep/ Keys to
Understanding
reptiles and other cold-blooded Good Sleep
animals

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Stage 2 Stage 3 & 4
Stage 1
During stage 2 of sleep muscle activity
This is the stage in your sleep where Stage 3 and 4 of sleep is also known
decreases further and conscious aware-
you are most active. This is a Non as deep sleep, or slow-wave sleep
ness of the outside world begins to fade
Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) stage (SWS). In this stage sleeper is even
completely. If any sounds are heard the
of sleep. It can involve twitches shak- less responsive to the outside envi-
sleeper is not allowed to make out or un-
ing and small awakenings but this ronment, essentially cut off from the
derstand the content.
stage usually only last about ten world and unaware of any sounds.

minutes During these stages dreaming is the

most common.

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