Sleep Architecture
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Electrical Brain Activity, Sleep–Wake States, & Circadian Rhythms — Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology▶ 33:35As the night progresses, the time you spend in the deepest slow wave sleep stages 3 and 4 progressively decreases, while the…And this whole sleep architecture changes profoundly throughout our livesThe shift in REM percentage is one of the most remarkable physiological changesOther Psychiatric Disorders — Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing – an Interprofessional Approach▶ 14:28If the circadian pacemaker is misaligned, everything else just crumblesUnderstanding the pathophysiology of sleep architecture is essential hereNormal sleep continuously alternates between non -rapid eye movement NREM and rapid eye movement REM cyclesSleep Problems Assessment & Management — Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care▶ 8:37By age five, that pattern shifts and REM decreases to the adult level, which is about 20 of total sleepAnd then on the other end of the spectrum, what happens to our sleep architecture as we get olderBecause the text paints a bit of a grim picture for the elderly