Concept information
Preferred term
slow wave sleep
Definition(s)
- Slow-wave sleep is a phase of sleep divided into three stages (N1, N2, N3) characterised by progressively slower brain activity and a gradual reduction in heart rate, breathing and body temperature. This phase of sleep is important for the regeneration of the body (Nicolas Ribeiro).
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- deep sleep
- delta sleep
- non-REM sleep
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Jouvet, M. (1967). The states of sleep. Scientific American, 216(2), 62-75. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0267-62
[Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
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• Paller, K. A., Creery, J. D., & Schechtman, E. (2021). Memory and sleep : How sleep cognition can change the waking mind for the better. Annual Review of Psychology, 72, 123-50. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010419-050815
[Study type: literature review / Access: open]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
- Nicolas Ribeiro
In other languages
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French
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sommeil lent profond
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sommeil non-REM
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-ZVCQF82G-P
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