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REM sleep

English translation: Rapid Eye Movement


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English term or phrase:REM sleep
English translation:Rapid Eye Movement
Entered by: Kornelia Longoria
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17:44 Dec 24, 2004
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English term or phrase: REM sleep
Non REM sleep gives physical restoration, REM sleep mental restoration. Alcohol is a REM sleep suppressor, so if used allow time for it to metabolise before sleep.

What is the full form of REM here? Thank you.
Ketan
REM is rapid eye movement
Explanation:
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Kornelia Longoria
United States
Local time: 02:11
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you. It was a great help. It is quite amazing that almost similar answers appeared on the same time which were very helpful. Thanks again!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +9REM is rapid eye movement
Kornelia Longoria
5 +4Rapid Eye Movement
Gisele Brierley
5 +3Rapid Eye Movement
Andrés Martínez
4 +3rapid eye movement
Annika Neudecker
4 +2rapid eye movements
JCEC


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
rem sleep
REM is rapid eye movement


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/rem_s...
Kornelia Longoria
United States
Local time: 02:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you. It was a great help. It is quite amazing that almost similar answers appeared on the same time which were very helpful. Thanks again!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  trautlady: yes.
7 mins
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agree  Barbara Kremer
7 mins
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agree  Kirill Semenov: REM phase of sleep does not give any rest to the mind, unlike the deep sleep. Both phases interchange in 90 minutes, with REM's duration of 45 mins, and deep sleep's duration of the same 45 mins.
18 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Ildiko Santana
24 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Kpy
38 mins
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agree  airmailrpl: -
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  David Russi
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  Balaban Cerit
3 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  mportal
4 hrs
  -> Thank you
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
rem sleep
rapid eye movements


Explanation:
Symmetrical quick scanning movements of the eyes occurring many times during sleep in clusters for 5 to 60 minutes. (TERMIUM)

JCEC
Local time: 03:11
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ildiko Santana
24 mins
neutral  Enza Longo: Movement and not Movements
51 mins
  -> Only when followed by another noun.
agree  airmailrpl: --rapid eye movement
1 hr
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
rem sleep
rapid eye movement


Explanation:
:-)

Annika Neudecker
Local time: 09:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ildiko Santana
24 mins
agree  airmailrpl: -
1 hr
agree  Balaban Cerit
3 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
rem sleep
Rapid Eye Movement


Explanation:
REM sleep
n.
A stage in the normal sleep cycle during which dreams occur and the body undergoes marked changes including rapid eye movement, loss of reflexes, and increased pulse rate and brain activity. Also called paradoxical sleep.

Gisele Brierley
Local time: 08:11
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ildiko Santana
25 mins
agree  airmailrpl: -
1 hr
agree  Balaban Cerit
3 hrs
agree  Özden Arıkan: while all are correct, yours is the most explanatory
5 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
rem sleep
Rapid Eye Movement


Explanation:
REM Sleep - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The discovery of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a mentally active period during which dreaming occurs, provided a biological explanation for this phenomenon. ...
web.sfn.org/content/Publications/ BrainBriefings/rem_sleep.html

Andrés Martínez
Spain
Local time: 09:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ildiko Santana
24 mins
  -> Thank you Ildiko
agree  airmailrpl: -
1 hr
  -> Thank you airmailrpl
agree  Balaban Cerit
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Balaban
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