REM sleep

Noun

Meaning

a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

rem rapid eye movement rapid eye movement sleep paradoxical sleep dream fantasy nightmare hallucination vision long sleep dead sleep dreams deep slumber deeper sleep rem cycle

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Hypernyms

sleep slumber

Examples

According to Hobson and other researchers, circuits in the brainstem are activated during REM sleep. Source: Internet

Aquatic mammal infants do not have REM sleep in infancy; citation REM sleep in those animals increases as they age. Source: Internet

Among different species, the more immature the baby is born, the more time it spends in REM sleep. Source: Internet

A newborn baby spends almost 9 hours a day just in REM sleep. Source: Internet

Behaviour and ecology Pair "dancing" Ostriches sleeping, with REM sleep and slow-wave sleep phases. citation Ostriches normally spend the winter months in pairs or alone. Source: Internet

Certain brain chemicals necessary for converting short-term memories into long-term ones are suppressed during REM sleep. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rem cycle rem out REM rebound remacemide Remache remachine