#rem-sleep

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fromScary Mommy
2 weeks ago

OK, Can We Please Talk About Our Sex Dreams?

She says a 2020 study found that over 70% of the population has had a sex dream. "The sex dreams mainly happen during REM sleep, which is the phase where we dream the most, and the brain is almost as active as when we're awake. The dreams are often quite surprising, intense, and at times even taboo and purely inappropriate, and that's completely normal!"
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fromBig Think
1 month ago

How REM sleep unlocks human function

REM sleep enhances creativity, memory consolidation, cellular restoration, metabolic regulation, and circadian synchronization, enabling human cultural and cognitive evolution.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Your Dreams on Trauma (and How EMDR Therapy Can Help Heal)

EMDR and REM-like rapid eye movements may help process trauma, reduce PTSD-related nightmares and sleep disruptions, and restore fear-extinction memory.
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fromMail Online
5 months ago

Scientists reveal why you should NEVER hit the snooze button

Hitting snooze disrupts sleep stages, preventing restorative REM sleep and reducing daily refreshment.
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