Asleep (other)
Asleep or sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness. Asleep may also refer to: * ''Asleep'' (novel), a 1989 novel by Banana Yoshimoto * Asleep (poem) This is ..., a poem by Wilfred Owen * "Asleep" (song), a 1985 song by the Smiths {{disambiguation ...
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Sleep
Sleep is a sedentary state of mind and body. It is characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity and reduced interactions with surroundings. It is distinguished from wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, but more reactive than a coma or disorders of consciousness, with sleep displaying different, active brain patterns. Sleep occurs in repeating periods, in which the body alternates between two distinct modes: REM sleep and non-REM sleep. Although REM stands for "rapid eye movement", this mode of sleep has many other aspects, including virtual paralysis of the body. Dreams are a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. During sleep, most of the body's systems are in an anabolic state, helping to restore the immune, nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems; these are vital processes that maintain mood, memory, ...
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