NREM

Noun

Meaning

a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nonrapid eye movement nonrapid eye movement sleep NREM sleep orthodox sleep

Antonyms

rem

Hypernyms

sleep slumber

Anagrams

MERN

Examples

During a normal night of sleep, a person will alternate between periods of NREM and REM sleep. Source: Internet

If you are observing someone sleeping and you see them turn, toss, or roll over, this indicates that they are in NREM sleep. Source: Internet

It is the high spindle activity, low oscillation activity, and delta wave activity during NREM sleep that helps to contribute to declarative memory consolidation. Source: Internet

One group engaged in REM sleep, and one group did not (meaning that they engaged in NREM sleep). Source: Internet

Procedural memories are a form of nondeclarative memory, so they would most benefit from slow-wave, or NREM sleep. Source: Internet

Sleep proceeds in cycles of NREM and REM, normally in that order and usually four or five of them per night. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nrDNA NRE NREL NREM sleep NREMT NRF