NREM SLEEP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does NREM sleep mean? 

• NREM SLEEP (noun)
  The noun NREM SLEEP has 1 sense:

1. a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time

  Familiarity information: NREM SLEEP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NREM SLEEP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

nonrapid eye movement; nonrapid eye movement sleep; NREM; NREM sleep; orthodox sleep

Hypernyms ("NREM sleep" is a kind of...):

sleep; slumber (a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended)

 Context examples 

Thia study revealed a role of the BNST GABAergic system in sleep/wakefulness control, especially in shifting animals' behavioral states from NREM sleep to wakefulness.

(The Secret Connection between Anxiety, Sleep, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

To test that idea, they examined brain activity during NREM sleep in rats trained to locate rewards in a maze and in rats that explored the maze in a random fashion.

(Study shows how memories ripple through the brain, National Institutes of Health)