Sleep, REM

A stage of sleep characterized by rapid movements of the eye and low voltage fast pattern EEG. It is usually associated with dreaming.

Year introduced: 1969

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Tree Number(s): F02.830.855.796.671, G11.561.803.754.671

MeSH Unique ID: D012895

Entry Terms:

• Paradoxical Sleep
• Sleep, Paradoxical
• Rhombencephalic Sleep
• Sleep, Rhombencephalic
• Fast-Wave Sleep
• Fast Wave Sleep
• Sleep, Fast-Wave
• Sleep, Fast Wave
• REM Sleep
• Rapid Eye Movements
• Eye Movement, Rapid
• Eye Movements, Rapid
• Movement, Rapid Eye
• Movements, Rapid Eye
• Rapid Eye Movement

Previous Indexing:

• Sleep (1966-1968)

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Psychological Phenomena
Psychophysiology
Sleep
Sleep Stages
Sleep, REM

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
Sleep
Sleep Stages
Sleep, REM