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Definition of Rapid eye movement sleep

1. Noun. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep.

Medical Definition of Rapid eye movement sleep

1. REM sleep, that state of deep sleep in which rapid eye movements, alert EEG pattern, and dreaming occur; several central and autonomic functions are distinctive during this state. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Rapid eye movement sleep

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"rapid eye movement sleep Dreaming during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a normal human neurocognitive state with many of the formal features of mental ..."

2. Cocaine: Pharmacology, Effects, and Treatment of Abuse edited by John Grabowski (1994)
"Modest doses of cocaine (30 to 200 mg daily) given orally for ten days suppressed rapid eye movement sleep. When cocaine was stopped, a rebound of REM ..."

3. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive And by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"... slow-wave sleep and decreased rapid eye movement sleep (Popoviciu et al., 1987). Magnesium deficiency leads to reduced offensive and increased defensive ..."

4. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"This is one of the few methods available for noninvasive monitoring of rapid eye movement sleep. 7. Low-energy emission therapy. This application uses an ..."

5. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2000)
"Cannabis, catecholamines, rapid eye movement sleep and aggressive behaviour. British Journal of Pharmacology, 61, 371-379. Carlisle, A. (1993). ..."

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