Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder causes a person to physically and verbally act out their dreams during REM sleep. Ray explains how this sleep disorder could signal neurodegenerative conditions that develop later on. Watch Ray’s full story over on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/m6vfV93gStQ?si=aLfGP2wpSet6i8gh | American Brain Foundation

REM Sleep: Dreams and Other Stage-Specific Effects

Steven Franz on Instagram: "Did You Know Your Body Paralyzes Itself Every Single Night Every night, your brain orchestrates one of the most counterintuitive safety mechanisms in mammalian biology: it deliberately paralyzes almost your entire voluntary musculature. This isn't a glitch—it's an ancient, exquisitely tuned feature called REM atonia (Rapid Eye Movement sleep atonia), and the average person experiences it for roughly 90–120 minutes total across multiple cycles each night without ever k

@biochemistry_nutrition_medlab on Instagram‎: "The most recognizable & known sleep disorders,such as rapid-eye-movement behavior disorder(RBD),insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness(EDS),restless legs syndrome (RLS),sleep-related breathing disorders(SRBDs),& circadian-rhythm-related sleep–wake disorders (CRSWDs),have been associated with PD. RBD& associated emotional disorders are common non-motor symptoms of PD🧠Key components of physiological & neurological changes in sleep disorders🧠(A)Exces

Ziggilog.in on Instagram: "सपने में चिल्लाने की कोशिश करने पर भी **आवाज़ नहीं निकलती** क्योंकि सपने ज्यादातर **REM (Rapid Eye Movement) स्लीप** स्टेज में आते हैं। इस स्टेज में दिमाग सक्रिय होता है और जीवंत सपने दिखाई देते हैं, लेकिन शरीर की ज्यादातर मांसपेशियां **पैरालाइज्ड** (निष्क्रिय) हो जाती हैं। इसे **REM atonia** कहते हैं। ### मुख्य कारण यह एक प्राकृतिक सुरक्षा व्यवस्था है जो हमें सपने में देखी गई हरकतों (जैसे भागना, लड़ना या चिल्लाना) को असल में करने से रोकती है, वरना हम खुद को या दूसरों