Sleeping and Dreaming Revitalize Us for Action
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biological rhythms
regularly occurring cycles of behaviors
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rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
dreaming stage of sleep
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non-REM (NREM) sleep
slow-wave sleep type
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insomnia
persistent difficulty falling or staying asleep
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sleep apnea
sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing that last at least 10 seconds during sleep
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narcolepsy
disorder characterized by extreme daytime sleepiness with frequent episodes of "nodding off"
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dreams
succession of images, thoughts, sounds, and emotions that passes through our minds while we sleep
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wish fulfillment
the idea that dreaming allows us to act out the desires that we must repress during the day
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activation-synthesis theory
dreams are our brain's interpretation of the random firing of neurons in the brain stem
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