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... ( NREM or " orthodox " ) sleep as qualitatively different . Thus , the ear- lier assumption that sleep is a unitary and passive state has yielded to the viewpoint that there are two different kinds of sleep , a relatively deactivated NREM ...
... ( NREM or " orthodox " ) sleep as qualitatively different . Thus , the ear- lier assumption that sleep is a unitary and passive state has yielded to the viewpoint that there are two different kinds of sleep , a relatively deactivated NREM ...
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... NREM sleep as having been " light . " The subjectively felt depth of REM sleep may reflect the immersion of the sleeper in the vivid dream experiences of this stage . Thus , as was true in defining sleep itself , there are diffi ...
... NREM sleep as having been " light . " The subjectively felt depth of REM sleep may reflect the immersion of the sleeper in the vivid dream experiences of this stage . Thus , as was true in defining sleep itself , there are diffi ...
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... NREM sleep ) . Thus , the parallel evolution of temperature regulation and NREM sleep has suggested to some authorities that NREM sleep may best be viewed as a regulatory mechanism conserving energy expenditure in species whose ...
... NREM sleep ) . Thus , the parallel evolution of temperature regulation and NREM sleep has suggested to some authorities that NREM sleep may best be viewed as a regulatory mechanism conserving energy expenditure in species whose ...
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