What Are the Differences Between REM and NREM Sleep

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Short Answer

What are the differences between REM and NREM sleep?

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Definitions:

Sodium Amobarbital Test

A diagnostic procedure that uses a barbiturate to temporarily inactivate one hemisphere of the brain, helping to identify speech and memory functions.

Dichotic Listening

Experimental procedure for simultaneously presenting a different auditory input to each ear through stereophonic earphones.

fMRI Tests

Functional magnetic resonance imaging tests, a neuroimaging procedure that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.

EEG

Electroencephalography, a method to record electrical activity of the brain via electrodes placed on the scalp.