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An extremely unusual sleep disorder, in which people can move during REM, or the rapid eye movement stage of sleep, is also a key early sign, according to research.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Alcohol suppresses rapid eye movement sleep, increases wakefulness in the latter half of the night, and impairs the body’s ability to enter restorative deep sleep.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The data showed that, while mice were in their non–rapid eye movement (NREM) phase of sleep, the concentration of tracer moved rhythmically.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
These are called rapid eye movements, REM for short.
—Noam Hassenfeld, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Alcohol suppresses rapid eye movement sleep, increases wakefulness in the latter half of the night, and impairs the body’s ability to enter restorative deep sleep.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The data showed that, while mice were in their non–rapid eye movement (NREM) phase of sleep, the concentration of tracer moved rhythmically.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
These are called rapid eye movements, REM for short.
—Noam Hassenfeld, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
See All Example Sentences for rapid eye movement
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“Rapid eye movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapid%20eye%20movement. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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