Sexsomnia is a type of non-REM parasomnia, a sleep disorder that triggers involuntary behavior—in this case, sexual activity—that occurs during non-REM stages of sleep. Symptoms of sexsomnia ...

Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD)—or periodic limb movements ... during non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep. Researchers believe that PLMD is linked to restless legs syndrome.

Your body cycles between REM sleep and non-REM sleep throughout the night ... that may boost your quality of sleep: Treat any sleep disorders: If you have a sleep disorder such as obstructive ...

For the next in our series of conditions GPs might rarely encounter, Neurology consultant Dr Clare Bolton provides an ...

It’s typically classified as its own category compared to NREM sleep (aka non-REM sleep), the latter of which has three stages that include light sleep and deep sleep. During REM sleep ...

REM sleep behavior disorder can be a sign of a neurological ... Two main states make up normal sleep: non-rapid eye movement ...

Research reveals how specific sleep stages protect brain vulnerable to Alzheimer's, offering hope through simple lifestyle ...

(That’s the thing where they attach wires to your head). Scientists recognize three stages of non-REM sleep, with the third being described as deep sleep. That means stages 1 and 2, which are ...

The first is called REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), and it's when people do move or talk while dreaming. (Sleepwalking is different since it happens in non-REM sleep.) People with RBD can hurt ...

The team first trained five monkeys on a task evaluating image orientations and tested them twice, with a 30-minute gap in which they either had non-REM sleep or merely rested. The monkeys that ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My question to you is about an affliction I have struggled with since childhood. Apparently, it is called sleep paralysis. As explained to me in an old newspaper article, it is ...

When a person's sleep patterns are not proper due to medical reasons, it is known as a sleep disorder. Polysomnography is a test that studies such disorders in humans. Some of the types of sleep ...