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Chrys Gouthro
on Dec 18, 2024
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Letizia is participating in a study on sleep. As she sleeps, the researchers are likely to notice that in the first part of her night's sleep, _____ sleep is prominent, whereas in the second part, _____ sleep dominates.
A) REM; NREM
B) NREM; REM
C) N2; N1
D) N3; N2
REM Sleep
A phase of sleep characterized by rapid eye movement, during which vivid dreams commonly occur.
NREM Sleep
Non-Rapid Eye Movement sleep, characterized by slower brain waves, minimal dreaming, and deep physical relaxation; constitutes the majority of sleep time.
N2 Sleep
A stage of non-REM sleep characterized by sleep spindles and K-complexes, representing a deeper sleep than N1 and precedes the even deeper N3 sleep stage.
- Discern the different sleep cycles and outline their unique properties.
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NJ
Learning Objectives
- Discern the different sleep cycles and outline their unique properties.