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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 , but drugs that cause arousal in wakefulness , such as amphetamine , sup- press REM sleep . In terms of subjective response , recently awakened sleepers often describe REM sleep as having been " deep " and NREM sleep as ...
... NREM sleep , but drugs that cause arousal in wakefulness , such as amphetamine , sup- press REM sleep . In terms of subjective response , recently awakened sleepers often describe REM sleep as having been " deep " and NREM sleep as ...
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... NREM sleep ; that the neurohumour norepineph- rine is localized in the brain - stem regions presumed to be responsible for REM sleep ; and that substances interfering with the synthesis of norepinephrine suppress REM sleep . Other ...
... NREM sleep ; that the neurohumour norepineph- rine is localized in the brain - stem regions presumed to be responsible for REM sleep ; and that substances interfering with the synthesis of norepinephrine suppress REM sleep . Other ...
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SAN FRANCISCO | 1 |
SÃO PAULO | 6 |
SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE | 10 |
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