Psychiatry and Psychology

REM Sleep

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

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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

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Synonyms

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

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Sleep (1966-1968)

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  1. F02w.830w.855w.796.671w
  2. G11.561.803w.754.671w

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NLM Classification

WL 108

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. REM Sleep. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012895. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012895
  2. REM Sleep. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_eye_movement_sleep
  3. REM Sleep. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211402