STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
PSYCHOLOGY OF SLEEP
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Question
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despite high levels of brain activity, muscle activity is blocked to the point of near paralysis
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Paradoxical sleep
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Active sleep
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Alpha sleep
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Continuous sleep
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Therefore, no movement of voluntary muscles occurs during REM sleep in a normal individual; REM sleep is often referred to as paradoxical sleep because of this combination of high brain activity and lack of muscle tone.
Detailed explanation-2: -REM sleep is a phase of the sleep cycle that starts 90 minutes after falling asleep during a normal cycle. Dreams occur in REM sleep. During the REM phase of sleep, the muscles in the body usually enter a state of temporary paralysis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is called paradoxical sleep because it involves seemingly contradictory states of an active mind and a sleeping body.
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