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  2. Neuroscience of sleep - Wikipedia

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    At any time during this sleep mode, the EEG of one brain hemisphere indicates sleep while that of the other is equivalent to wakefulness. In some cases, the corresponding eye is open. This might allow the animal to reduce predator risk and sleep while swimming in water, though the animal may also be capable of sleeping at rest. [35] [36]

  3. What Is Deep Sleep? Understanding the 4 Sleep Cycles & Why ...

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    During REM sleep, your brain is almost as active as when you’re awake. ... And slow-wave sleep, or stage 3 of non-REM sleep, is especially vital for restorative rest.

  4. Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep - Wikipedia

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    A young house sparrow (Passer domesticus) exhibits unihemispheric slow-wave sleep. Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep (USWS) is sleep where one half of the brain rests while the other half remains alert. This is in contrast to normal sleep where both eyes are shut and both halves of the brain show unconsciousness.

  5. Sleep - Wikipedia

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    The brain requires sleep for restoration, whereas these processes can take place during quiescent waking in the rest of the body. [94] The essential function of sleep may be its restorative effect on the brain: "Sleep is of the brain, by the brain and for the brain."

  6. Can sleep really clear toxins from the brain? New study ... - AOL

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    A long-term lack of sufficient sleep is linked to dementia and Alzheimer’s, but this new research suggests this is not due to brain clearing during sleep. All mammals sleep, yet we are note ...

  7. 10 Tips to Increase REM Sleep Naturally - AOL

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    1. Optimize Your Bedroom. Your sleep environment — a fancy way of saying bedroom — plays a huge role in the quality of your rest, including how much REM sleep you get.. For instance, the ...

  8. Sleep cycle - Wikipedia

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    Sample hypnogram showing one sleep cycle (the first of the night) from NREM through REM. The sleep cycle is an oscillation between the slow-wave and REM (paradoxical) phases of sleep. It is sometimes called the ultradian sleep cycle, sleep–dream cycle, or REM-NREM cycle, to distinguish it from the circadian alternation between sleep and ...

  9. Exercise and deep sleep give the brain a 24-hour boost - AOL

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    Improvement to cognitive performance caused by exercise could last for 24 hours, a new study shows. Scientists also linked getting 6 or more hours of sleep to better memory test scores the next day.