A report on Sleep
Naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles during rapid eye movement sleep, and reduced interactions with surroundings.
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Insomnia
12 linksInsomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder in which people have trouble sleeping.
Rapid eye movement sleep
8 linksRapid eye movement sleep (REM sleep or REMS) is a unique phase of sleep in mammals and birds, characterized by random rapid movement of the eyes, accompanied by low muscle tone throughout the body, and the propensity of the sleeper to dream vividly.
Sleep apnea
6 linksSleep apnea, also spelled sleep apnoea, is a sleep disorder in which pauses in breathing or periods of shallow breathing during sleep occur more often than normal.
Non-rapid eye movement sleep
5 linksNon-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM), also known as quiescent sleep, is, collectively, sleep stages 1–3, previously known as stages 1–4.
Sleep disorder
5 linksA sleep disorder, or somnipathy, is a medical disorder of an individual's sleep patterns.
Sleep deprivation
6 linksSleep deprivation, also known as sleep insufficiency or sleeplessness, is the condition of not having adequate duration and/or quality of sleep to support decent alertness, performance, and health.
Polysomnography
5 linksPolysomnography (PSG), a type of sleep study, is a multi-parameter study of sleep and a diagnostic tool in sleep medicine.
Sleepwalking
3 linksSleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness.
Dream
2 linksA dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
Sleep medicine
2 linksSleep medicine is a medical specialty or subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders.