Not exact matches
Each sleep cycle is a sequence of sleep stages, beginning with relatively brief,
light stages of sleep, progressing through stages of deep sleep, and ending with REM (
rapid -
eye movement) sleep, the sleep state associated with dreams.
Watch your little one for signs of hunger, such as sucking sounds and / or lip
movements,
rapid eye movement during the
light sleep cycle and changes in facial expression.
During the night, people fall in and out of REM and non-REM sleep; REM (
rapid eye movement) sleep is
lighter and easier to disrupt; during this phase of sleep the mind is still active and this is when dreams and nightmares take place.
REM sleep stands for
rapid eye movement sleep and is defined as the
light portion of the sleep cycle where the
eyes move back and forth rapidly.
During these periods, babies experience cycles of drowsiness, REM (
rapid eye movement) sleep,
light sleep, deep sleep, and very deep sleep.
Scalp electrodes worn at night by nine villagers during nine nights revealed biological signs of relatively
light sleep compared with Westerners, including shorter periods of slow - wave and
rapid eye movement sleep.