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EEG stage 4 sleep

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

A phase of NREM sleep in humans that has a higher voltage associated with the wave than stage 3 and is the most resistant to arousals; a person requires the most amount of stimuli (noise) to awaken from this stage of sleep.

See Behavioral state, Behavioral state concept, Electroencephalogram (EEG), REM sleep, Sleep architecture

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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