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Meaning of "paradoxical sleep" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARADOXICAL SLEEP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARADOXICAL SLEEP

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Paradoxical sleep is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARADOXICAL SLEEP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rapid eye movement sleep

Rapid eye movement sleep is a stage of sleep characterized by the rapid and random movement of the eyes. Rapid eye movement sleep is classified into two categories: tonic and phasic. It was identified and defined by Nathaniel Kleitman and his student Eugene Aserinsky in 1953. Criteria for REM sleep includes rapid eye movement, low muscle tone and a rapid, low-voltage EEG; these features are easily discernible in a polysomnogram, the sleep study typically done for patients with suspected sleep disorders. REM sleep typically occupies 20–25% of total sleep, about 90–120 minutes of a night's sleep. REM sleep normally occurs close to morning. During a night of sleep, one usually experiences about four or five periods of REM sleep; they are quite short at the beginning of the night and longer toward the end. Many animals and some people tend to wake, or experience a period of very light sleep, for a short time immediately after a bout of REM. The relative amount of REM sleep varies considerably with age. A newborn baby spends more than 80% of total sleep time in REM.

Definition of paradoxical sleep in the English dictionary

The definition of paradoxical sleep in the dictionary is sleep that appears to be deep but that is characterized by a brain wave pattern similar to that of wakefulness, rapid eye movements, and heavier breathing.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARADOXICAL SLEEP

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paradoxal
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paradrop

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARADOXICAL SLEEP

antisleep
asleep
beauty sleep
bleep
dogsleep
half-asleep
leep
microsleep
outsleep
oversleep
presleep
rapid eye movement sleep
sleep
twilight sleep
winter sleep

Synonyms and antonyms of paradoxical sleep in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «paradoxical sleep» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARADOXICAL SLEEP

Find out the translation of paradoxical sleep to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paradoxical sleep from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paradoxical sleep» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

异相睡眠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sueño paradójico
570 millions of speakers

English

paradoxical sleep
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उलटी नींद
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

النوم المتناقض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парадоксального сна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sono paradoxal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপরীত ঘুম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le sommeil paradoxal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidur paradoks
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

paradoxen Schlaf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

逆説睡眠
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

역설 수면
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turu ing paradoks
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

giấc ngủ nghịch lý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முரண்பாடான தூக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरोधाभासात्मक झोप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Paradoksal uyku
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sonno paradossale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sen paradoksalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

парадоксального сну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

somn paradoxal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράδοξο ύπνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paradoksale slaap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

paradoxal sömn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

paradoksal søvn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paradoxical sleep

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARADOXICAL SLEEP»

The term «paradoxical sleep» is normally little used and occupies the 141.680 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARADOXICAL SLEEP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paradoxical sleep

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARADOXICAL SLEEP»

Discover the use of paradoxical sleep in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paradoxical sleep and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems
Slow-wave sleep, stage 4 Paradoxical sleep Awake, eyes open ○ FIGURE 5-22 EEG patterns during different types of sleep. Note that the EEG pattern during paradoxical sleep is similar to that of an alert, awake person, whereas the pattern  ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2008
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The Neural Control of Sleep and Waking
When attention was directed to what occurred behind the transection, it was discovered that parts of the head and body innervated by the nervous system behind the cut episodically displayed the signs of paradoxical sleep. These signs  ...
Jerome H. Siegel, 2002
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Sleep Mechanisms
Tissot: Dementia in advanced age has been shown to produce a longer duration of paradoxical sleep (as in the child) than that of the adult. This is another argument in favour of J ouvet's concept of archisleep. Jouvet: I do not think we should ...
Konrad Akert, Charles Bally, J. P. Schade ́, 1965
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The Paradox of Sleep: The Story of Dreaming
After sessions of task learning the proportion of paradoxical sleep increases consistently, from 30% to 60%. When the task has been fully acquired the duration of paradoxical sleep again becomes identical to that observed in control  ...
Michel Jouvet, 2000
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NEUROBIOLOGY OF THE LOCUS COERULEUS
Thus, it appeared that instead of generating paradoxical sleep, the activity of the noradrenergic LC neurons could actually prevent or would in any event not be consonant with the appearance of paradoxical sleep. To explain the effects of ...
Charles D. Barnes, O. Pompeiano, 1991
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The Golden Age of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Discoveries, ...
[435] Kawakami, M., Sawyer, C.H., Conditioned induction of paradoxical sleep in the rabbit., Exp. Neurol., 9: 470-482., 1964. [436] Kawakami, M., Yoshida, K., Influences of related substances of tricarboxylic acid cycle upon paradoxical sleep., ...
Claude Gottesmann, 2005
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Rapid Eye Movement Sleep: Regulation and Function
Maloney, K. J., Mainville, L. & Jones, B. E. (1999) Differential c-Fos expression in cholinergic, monoaminergic, and GABAergic cell groups of the pontomesencephalic tegmentum after paradoxical sleep deprivation and recovery. JNeurosci 19: ...
Birendra N. Mallick, S. R. Pandi-Perumal, Robert W. McCarley, 2011
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Sleep: Circuits and Functions
Sastre, J.P., Sakai, K., and Jouvet, M., Are the gigantocellular tegmental field neurons responsible for paradoxical sleep?, Brain Research, 229(1), 147–161, 1981. 10. Jouvet, M. and Mounier, D., Effets des lésions de la formation réticulée  ...
Pierre-Herve' Luppi, 2004
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Fundamentals of Physiology: A Human Perspective
△TABLE 5-3 Comparison of Slow-Wave and Paradoxical Sleep TYPE OF SLEEP CHARACTERISTIC Slow-wave sleep EEG Motor Activity shifting Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure Minor reductions Dreaming Displays slow waves ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2005
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Neuroimaging of Sleep and Sleep Disorders
Vanni-Mercier G, Sakai K, Lin IS, Iouvet M. Mapping of cholinoceptive brainstem structures responsible for the generation of paradoxical sleep in the cat. Arch Ital Biol. 1989;127(3):133-64. Sakai K. Neurons responsible for paradoxical sleep.
Eric Nofzinger, Pierre Maquet, Michael J. Thorpy, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARADOXICAL SLEEP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paradoxical sleep is used in the context of the following news items.
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Genetics of rapid eye movement sleep in humans
Article | PubMed |; Jouvet M. Paradoxical sleep as a programming system. J Sleep Res 1998; 7: 1–5. | Article | PubMed | ISI |; Hobson JA. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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It's hard for seniors to sleep like a baby, but there are helps
In fact, REM sleep is called “paradoxical sleep,” because even though the body is paralyzed, the brain waves resemble the awake state. During ... «Florida Times-Union, Jun 15»
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Are you dreamer or visionary?
Dreams are also called 'paradoxical sleep' as they are not part of sleep that provides rest. During REM sleep, we have more stress hormones ... «Emirates 24/7, Apr 15»
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[Weekender] Sleep-deprived Koreans vulnerable to health threats
Also called paradoxical sleep, REM sleep lets us forget what we don't particularly want to remember, like a “second gut,” the sleep specialist ... «The Korea Herald, Mar 15»
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Stages Of Sleep That You Go Through
... is called quiet sleep) while the other is referred to as Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep (also called as paradoxical sleep or active sleep). «BoldSky, Oct 14»
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Enhancing Cognitive Function with Pregnenolone
... controlling sleep cycles, especially the phase of sleep that is associated with memory (called paradoxical sleep or the random eye movement ... «ProHealth, Oct 14»
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Your Body Does Incredible Things When You Aren't Awake
He says experts often call this stage "paradoxical sleep" because the body is asleep but the brain looks similar to how it does when you're ... «Huffington Post, Mar 14»
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Question corner
Dreams occur during a stage of sleep known as REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, also known as paradoxical sleep. It is paradoxical in the ... «The Hindu, Feb 14»
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Study Evaluates Cribbers' Sleeping Habits
When horses sleep lying down completely on their sides, they enter a non-slow-wave sleep called paradoxical sleep. In a recent study, ... «TheHorse.com, Jan 13»
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Seeing Things At Sea: When Solo Round-The-World Sailors Start To …
There's a fine line between daydreaming and paradoxical sleep. "It's easy to wake up from a dream when the alarm clock rings in the morning ... «Worldcrunch, Dec 12»

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