slow-wave sleep

noun

: the phase of non-REM sleep marked by the deepest sleep and the highest levels of delta wave activity with brain and muscle activity significantly reduced, loss of response to external stimuli greatest, and with heart rate and respiration at lowest levels

Note: Sleep time spent in slow-wave sleep is of longer duration during infancy and childhood.

Deep, or slow-wave sleep, when the body secretes human growth hormone, is critical for development and physical repair.

Melinda Beck

Members of a second group were awakened every time they entered slow-wave sleep, a stage when dreams tend not to occur.

Sandra Blakeslee

—abbreviation SWS

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The researchers say the association between the issues and your optimal sleep time may have something to do with slow-wave sleep.

Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 5 May 2022 Waking up during slow-wave sleep, which makes up the majority of your 1.5- to 2-hour sleep cycles, can leave you feeling groggy the next day.

Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2014 That prepares you for the next stage -- a deep, slow-wave sleep, also known as delta sleep.

Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022 One study found the pink noise cocktail increased deep or slow-wave sleep and improved memory in a few people with existing cognitive impairment, but the results were much stronger in cognitively healthy adults in their 70s.

Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 May 2021 One study found the pink noise cocktail increased deep or slow-wave sleep and improved memory in a few people with existing cognitive impairment, but the results were much stronger in cognitively healthy adults in their 70s.

Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 May 2021 See More

单词	slow-wave sleep
释义	slow-wave sleep noun : the phase of non-REM sleep marked by the deepest sleep and the highest levels of delta wave activity with brain and muscle activity significantly reduced, loss of response to external stimuli greatest, and with heart rate and respiration at lowest levels Note: Sleep time spent in slow-wave sleep is of longer duration during infancy and childhood. Deep, or slow-wave sleep, when the body secretes human growth hormone, is critical for development and physical repair. Melinda Beck Members of a second group were awakened every time they entered slow-wave sleep, a stage when dreams tend not to occur. Sandra Blakeslee —abbreviation SWS Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The researchers say the association between the issues and your optimal sleep time may have something to do with slow-wave sleep. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 5 May 2022 Waking up during slow-wave sleep, which makes up the majority of your 1.5- to 2-hour sleep cycles, can leave you feeling groggy the next day. Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2014 That prepares you for the next stage -- a deep, slow-wave sleep, also known as delta sleep. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022 One study found the pink noise cocktail increased deep or slow-wave sleep and improved memory in a few people with existing cognitive impairment, but the results were much stronger in cognitively healthy adults in their 70s. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 May 2021 One study found the pink noise cocktail increased deep or slow-wave sleep and improved memory in a few people with existing cognitive impairment, but the results were much stronger in cognitively healthy adults in their 70s. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 May 2021 One study found the pink noise cocktail increased deep or slow-wave sleep and improved memory in a few people with existing cognitive impairment, but the results were much stronger in cognitively healthy adults in their 70s. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 May 2021 One study found the pink noise cocktail increased deep or slow-wave sleep and improved memory in a few people with existing cognitive impairment, but the results were much stronger in cognitively healthy adults in their 70s. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 May 2021 One study found the pink noise cocktail increased deep or slow-wave sleep and improved memory in a few people with existing cognitive impairment, but the results were much stronger in cognitively healthy adults in their 70s. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 May 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1964, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition slow-wave sleep noun : the phase of non-REM sleep marked by the deepest sleep and the highest levels of delta wave activity with brain and muscle activity significantly reduced, loss of response to external stimuli greatest, and with heart rate and respiration at lowest levels Note: Sleep time spent in slow-wave sleep is of longer duration during infancy and childhood. Members of a second group were awakened every time they entered slow-wave sleep a stage when dreams tend not to occur. Sandra Blakeslee —abbreviation SWS
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slow-wave sleep

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