Why Is REM Sleep Known as Paradoxical Sleep

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Multiple Choice

Why is REM sleep known as paradoxical sleep?

• A)The brain waves appear to be those of an awake person,but the individual seems to be in a very deep sleep.
• B)The brain waves resemble those of a sleeping individual,but the person behaves as if he is very nearly awake.
• C)The brain wave patterns in REM sleep are totally un-like those produced by brain activity at any other time.
• D)The brain waves resemble those of a sleeping individual,and the person seems to be in a very deep sleep.

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