Sentences with phrase «while slow wave sleep»

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.»

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).

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.

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

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