NREM

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NREM

/ˈɛnɹɛm/ UK
/ˈɛnɑːiːˌɛm/ UK

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Initialism of non-rapid eye movement.

noun

attributive, uncountable Non-rapid eye movement, non-REM; designating the stage or stages of sleep when there is no dreaming and brain activity is reduced. [A] key function of deep NREM sleep, which predominates early in the night, is to do the work of weeding out and removing unnecessary neural connections.

Opposite: REM

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Opposite: REM

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@misc{nrem_2026,
  title = {NREM},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nrem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}