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Definition of Rem sleep
1. Noun. A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep.
Generic synonyms: Sleep, Slumber
Definition of Rem sleep
1. Noun. The stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement (REM). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rem Sleep
| RDS.A RDX RE REACH RECOMBIVAX-HB REER REIT RELP REM REME | REMIC REM behaviour disorder REM rebound REM sleep REM stage sleep REM syndrome REN REO virus REP RES | RESP RESPA RESPs REST RESTful REXX RFA |
Literary usage of Rem sleep
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age PagesMedical (1993)
"Everyone has about four to five cycles of REM and non-REM sleep a night. ...
amount of time spent in the deepest stages of non-REM sleep decreases. ..."
2. An Assessment Of Potential Health Effects From Exposure To Pave Paws Low by Brer, National Research Council (U.S.) (2005)
"Borbely and others (l999) and Huber and others (2003) reported changes in the
spectral power in non-REM sleep but REM sleep and onset latency were ..."
3. Your Guide to Healthy Sleep by National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute (2004)
"Dreaming typically occurs during REM sleep. During this type of sleep, ...
The first period of REM sleep you experience usually occurs about an hour to an ..."
4. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"In the larger comparison with normal subjects (20-50 years old), alcoholics had
significantly reduced total sleep time, total non- REM sleep, delta sleep, ..."
5. 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 ..."
6. Alcohols Effect on Organ Function edited by Dianne M. Welsh (1997)
"Relatively small doses of alcohol can cause early sedation or sleepiness, awaking
during the night, and suppression of rapid- eye-movement (REM) sleep. ..."
7. Biological Rhythms: Implications for the Worker by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"This stage of sleep is rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Typically, cycles of
non-REM sleep (stages 1 through 4) and REM sleep repeat every 90 to 100 minutes ..."
8. Cocaine: Pharmacology, Effects, and Treatment of Abuse edited by John Grabowski (1994)
"These oral doses did, however, have a suppressive effect on both rapid eye
movement (REM) sleep and total sleep. The effect of cocaine on REM sleep appears ..."
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