REM sleep
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Researchers at Tohoku University have now identified another REM sleep paradox.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
REM sleep is often described as "paradoxical sleep" because the body is mostly still while brain activity resembles wakefulness.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
We live in an era of hyper-quantification, with the ability to track everything from the number of steps we walk in a day to our heart rate to the hours spent in REM sleep.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
They also found that healthy functioning of the locus coeruleus was related to the quality of REM sleep, a stage of sleep that plays an important role in memory.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
My mother is the only individual I know who can fall asleep instantly for two minutes—deep REM sleep, complete with snoring—only to be awakened instantly by certain select noises.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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