REM Sleep

REM sleep is curently known today as one of 6 stages of sleep. It is known as the last

stage and the most active of the six. REM stands for (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. REM sleep

is known to be responsible for the most abundant and most vivid dreams. REM sleep occupies

a total 1/3 of your sleep on a normal sleeping pattern such as 8 hours a night. The rapid eye

movements occuring during this sleep represent a mechanical recapitulation of some or all of the

eye movements that the individual has made during the preceding day. It is a fact that blind

people do not experiance REM sleep.


Also known as paradoxical sleep because the muscles are relaxed (except for minor

twiches) but other body systems are active. ...