What is a sleep cycle? Most of us know that we have several stages of sleep, but it’s important to have a good understanding of the different stages of sleep and the difference between REM sleep and NREM sleep, as well as the basics of sleep cycles.
sleep stages | NREM sleep | REM sleep
As we begin this journey to tackle the evolution of sleep medicine in neurology and examine the changes, it would behoove us to remind ourselves where it all started with the introduction of a man who is affectionately referred to as the “father” of sleep medicine.
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