non-REM sleep

noun

ˈnän-ˌrem- How to pronounce non-REM sleep (audio)

variants or NREM sleep

ˈen-ˌrem-

: a state of sleep that occurs regularly during a normal period of sleep with intervening periods of REM sleep and is characterized by delta wave brain activity, little dreaming, and a reduced level of autonomic physiological activity

Non-REM sleep is a quiet sleep state. The muscles are relaxed but maintain some tone, breathing is regular, the cerebral cortex generates high-voltage waves, and consumption of energy by the brain is minimal.

Jerome M. Siegel

For most people the few dreams found in non-REM sleep tend to have a rather thought-like character. During REM sleep, on the other hand, dreams occur more frequently and usually have a perceptual vividness …

Francis Crick et al.

NREM sleep … is crucial to memory retention, and to acquiring and refining our motor skills.

David Kamp

compare rem sleep, slow-wave sleep

单词	non-REM sleep
释义	non-REM sleep noun ˈnän-ˌrem- variants or NREM sleep ˈen-ˌrem- : a state of sleep that occurs regularly during a normal period of sleep with intervening periods of REM sleep and is characterized by delta wave brain activity, little dreaming, and a reduced level of autonomic physiological activity Non-REM sleep is a quiet sleep state. The muscles are relaxed but maintain some tone, breathing is regular, the cerebral cortex generates high-voltage waves, and consumption of energy by the brain is minimal. Jerome M. Siegel For most people the few dreams found in non-REM sleep tend to have a rather thought-like character. During REM sleep, on the other hand, dreams occur more frequently and usually have a perceptual vividness … Francis Crick et al. NREM sleep … is crucial to memory retention, and to acquiring and refining our motor skills. David Kamp compare rem sleep, slow-wave sleep Word History First Known Use 1963, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition non-REM sleep noun -ˌrem- variants or NREM sleep ˈen-ˌrem- : a state of sleep that occurs regularly during a normal period of sleep with intervening periods of REM sleep and is characterized by delta wave brain activity, little dreaming, and a reduced level of autonomic physiological activity Non-REM sleep is a quiet sleep state. The muscles are relaxed but maintain some tone, breathing is regular, the cerebral cortex generates high-voltage waves, and consumption of energy by the brain is minimal. Jerome M. Siegel NREM sleep … is crucial to memory retention, and to acquiring and refining our motor skills. David Kamp called also orthodox sleep, S sleep, synchronized sleep compare rem sleep, slow-wave sleep
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non-REM sleep

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