AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Brain waves during REM sleep appear very similar to brain waves during wakefulness. In contrast, non-REM (NREM) sleep is subdivided into three stages distinguished from each other and from wakefulness by characteristic patterns of brain waves.

Detailed explanation-2: -During REM, a person’s eyes move around quickly under closed eyelids. NREM (Non-Rapid Eye Movement) is the other phase of sleep. During NREM, the eyes remain still. The connection between REM and NREM is that these two phases make up a full sleep cycle.

Detailed explanation-3: -As you sleep, your body cycles through non-REM and REM sleep. You usually start the sleep cycle with stage 1 of non-REM sleep. You pass through the other stages of non-REM sleep, followed by a short period of REM sleep. Then the cycle begins again at stage 1.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two types of sleep, non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. NREM sleep is divided into stages 1, 2, 3, and 4, representing a continuum of relative depth. Each has unique characteristics including variations in brain wave patterns, eye movements, and muscle tone.

Detailed explanation-5: -As we move into stage 2 sleep, the body goes into a state of deep relaxation. Theta waves still dominate the activity of the brain, but they are interrupted by brief bursts of activity known as sleep spindles (Figure SC. 9).