You’ve heard of REM sleep but what about RES deep awake?
RES deep awake is not yet a standard medical or scientific term, but a play on words combining deep sleep and REM-like brain activity while being awake.
Understanding the Real Sleep Stages
- REM Sleep: Stands for Rapid Eye Movement. It features active brain waves, vivid dreaming, and temporary body paralysis. [1, 2]
- Deep Sleep: Also called slow-wave sleep. It is the most restorative non-REM stage where the body repairs tissue, builds bone and muscle, and strengthens the immune system. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Being Awake: Normal wakefulness features fast, active brain waves, distinct from the slow delta waves of deep sleep or the paralyzed state of REM. [1, 2]
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