Why Is REM Sleep Called Paradoxical Sleep

question 109

Multiple Choice

Why is REM sleep called paradoxical sleep?

• A)The person is not really asleep.
• B)The person's body is asleep, but the person's brain is active.
• C)The person has no awareness of being asleep.
• D)The person is both awake and asleep at the same time.

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