Sentences with phrase «while slow wave»

While slow wave sleep was greater in those with a TBI they also had less non-REM stage 1 sleep, a form of very light sleep seen during the wake - to - sleep transition.

Not exact matches

While these brain rhythms, occurring hundreds of times a night, move in perfect lockstep in young adults, findings published in the journal Neuron show that, in old age, slow waves during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep fail to make timely contact with speedy electrical bursts known as «spindles.»

«Past studies have shown that brain waves travelling at slower speeds tend to be important for memory, while slightly faster speed brain waves play a role in our attention,» said Rondina.

While participant accuracy in the memory tasks was consistent across both groups, younger adults showed a surge in theta power (slower brain waves) that was predictive of their memory accuracy.

They noticed that the waves traveled faster in two vast arc - shaped regions under the margins of the Pacific Ocean (blue in the illustration), while they slowed down in two equally large plume - shaped regions below the central pacific and Africa (red).

Colgin and her colleagues hypothesized that fast gamma waves promote encoding of recent experiences, while slow gamma waves support memory retrieval.

The company's CEO, John Gilleland, originally likened his reactor to a smoldering cigarette or cigar, with a slow - moving fission phase moving wave - like through the fuel core, generating neutrons to maintain a gradually advancing chain reaction while it consumes most of the fuel.

So - called unihemispheric sleep happens in animals when one side of the brain shows waking activity while the other side is asleep (an electroencephalographic recording of brain activity under these circumstances shows slow synchronous waves).

A wildfire can spread out like waves in moderate conditions, advancing quickly for a while, then slowing as it reaches out for more fuel and then surging forward again.

Also, while in lizards slow - wave and REM - sleep have roughly equal durations during each cycle, REM is much shorter then slow - wave sleep in mammals, and both short and irregular in birds.

As the pulse crossed into each segment, some of its wave components reflected backward and slowed down, while other parts reflected forward and sped up.

However, recent studies have shown that sleep - deprived animals can exhibit slow waves in parts of their brain while they are still awake, suggesting that the brain can also control alertness at a local level.

And while past studies had shown that disrupting slow wave sleep results in diminished growth hormone secretion, acoustic stimulation did not have the reverse effect.

Sleep provides the energy, motivation and recovery needed for fitness routines, while exercise supports restorative slow - wave sleep and reduces insomnia symptoms.

Following the Yin Yoga practice, we will enjoy a resting Yoga Nidra session that slows the brain waves while remaining awake, encouraging healing in the deep subconscious mind.

Humans and dogs share the same SWS (slow wave sleep) as well as REM (rapid eye movement) while asleep.

With so many options it will be hard to decide whether to cruise up and down Seven Mile Beach on a wave runner, take it a little slower with a kayak or paddle board or just enjoy the fish while snorkeling.

Trimming the surfboard while riding an unbroken wave (different techniques for gaining speed, slowing down)

Summer in the Mentawais (coinciding with winter in North America) tends to be the slowest season in term of waves, while spring still often lack punch, the area does see some swells pushing into October.

The bottom section requires some basic work to build a damaging gauntlet to slow the waves down, while the top can safely focus on long - range weaponry as well as a few close - range towers kill off any stragglers.

This is shoaling: the wavefront slows down as it gets into shallow water, while the rear of the wave keeps moving fast, and the wave amplifies and steepens.

What I am saying is that it makes no sense at all to hand - wave at the effects of uncontrolled volcanic eruptions as «absolute proof» that geoengineering schemes «can work», while promoting a gradual 50 - year phaseout of GHG emissions (which is too slow to have any hope of preventing catastrophic outcomes) as «logical» (whatever that means) and ignoring the multiple studies that show we can easily phase out emissions in a fraction of that time with the proven technologies that are already at hand.