Monday, May 18, 2015

Stages of sleep

Stage 1

-kind of awakeful and kind of asleep
- only last a few minutes and you usually only experiences it once a night 
-eye begin to roll slightly 
-your brain produces theta waves ( high amplitude, low frequencies)

Stage 2 
-this follow stage 1 sleep and is the baseline of sleep
-this stage is part of the 90 minute cycle and occupies aproxiamtely 45-60 of sleep

Sleep spindles, short burst of brain waves

Stage 3 and 4

- slow wave sleep
- you produce delta waves
- if awaken you will be very groggy
- vital for resorting body growth hormones and good overall health

Last 15-30 min



REM sleep 

- rapid eye moment 
-brain is very active 
- dreams usually occur in REM
- composes 20-25% of a normal night of sleep
- breathing, heart rate, and brain wave actively quicken 

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