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Beta waves |
Small, fast brain waves associated with being awake and alert |
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Alpha Waves |
large, slow brain waves associated with relaxation and falling asleep |
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Stage one |
Light sleep - marked by small, and regular brain waves and some alpha waves Hypnic jerk |
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Stage 2 |
Sleep spindles - distinctive bursts of brain activity that indicates a person to sleep, body temperature drops further, may help prevent being aroused by external stimuli, generated by Thalamus, |
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Stage 3 |
Delta waves - large, slow brain waves that occur in deeper sleep, for their loss of consciousness |
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Stage 4 |
Deep sleep - deepest form of normal sleep, takes about an hour, Pure, slow Delta waves, State of Oblivion, if startled with loud noise will awake confused |
