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Dr. Matt Walker: The Science & Practice of Perfecting Your Sleep

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The Paradox of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep

When i was coming up in science, remsleep, rapid eye movement sleep, was referred to as paradoxical sleep. Because the brain is so active, and yet we are essentially paralyzed, correct? Yes, it really is a paradox. And that's one of the, i think that's part of the paradox. But the paradox really just comes down to two dramatically different conscious states," he says.

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