The Type of Sleep Referred to as ________ Eye Movement

question 53

Short Answer

The type of sleep referred to as ________ eye movement sleep occupies 75 percent of sleep time and involves a four-stage sleep process that cycles throughout the night.

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Definitions:

Thalamus

A crucial brain structure that acts as a relay station for sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex, involved in consciousness and alertness.

Occipital Lobes

Regions of the cerebral cortex at the back of the brain; these regions are important for vision.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum of the brain, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Somatic Nervous System

The part of the peripheral nervous system that handles voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.