{"id":6822,"date":"2023-08-24T18:58:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T11:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=6822"},"modified":"2023-08-24T18:58:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T11:58:49","slug":"how-much-rem-sleep-do-you-need-heres-how-to-get-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=6822","title":{"rendered":"How Much REM Sleep Do You Need? Here&#8217;s How To Get Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/8qtt4b41xl5cmvkmw.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As you snooze, you\u2019ll repeatedly cycle through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/4-stages-of-sleep-and-how-to-wake-up-during-right-one\">four stages of sleep<\/a>, each of which is linked with specific brain waves and neuron activity.<\/p>\n<p>The first three stages are non-REM sleep, and the final stage is REM sleep, which first occurs roughly 90 to 120 minutes after you first fall asleep, says <a href=\"https:\/\/intrabalance.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nishi Bhopal, MD<\/a>, a board-certified integrative psychiatrist and sleep specialist.<\/p>\n<p>The first REM period might be just 10 minutes long, but as the night goes on, REM sleep gets progressively longer. By the end of your sleep cycle, your REM stage might be as long as an hour, says Bhopal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/what-is-rem-sleep-and-how-can-i-get-more-of-it\">During REM sleep<\/a>, your brain wave activity, heart rate, and blood pressure are similar to when you\u2019re awake. Your breathing will quicken, and your eyes will move rapidly (hence the name), per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninds.nih.gov\/health-information\/public-education\/brain-basics\/brain-basics-understanding-sleep\">NIH<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This sleep stage is particularly important for emotional regulation, says Bhopal. \u201cWhen people aren&#8217;t getting enough sleep, and if their REM sleep is disrupted, it can lead to emotional dysregulation during the day,\u201d she notes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This sleep stage also <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40675-021-00204-3\" data-citation-link=\"\">plays a key role<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"1\">1<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span> in memory consolidation, says <a href=\"https:\/\/drmarcmilstein.com\/speaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Marc Milstein, PhD<\/a>, a brain health expert and the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QQOlEN\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The Age-Proof Brain.<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you learn something new, your brain cells make this synaptic connection\u2014that&#8217;s where the new thing you learned is stored,\u201d Milstein explains. \u201cSo at night during REM sleep, your brain finds those new connections, and the electricity that&#8217;s running over and throughout your brain is making those connections stronger. So REM sleep\u2026basically solidifies the memories that you learned that day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/vivid-dreams\">vivid dreams<\/a> with complex storylines also occur during REM sleep, adds Bhopal. As you dream, your brain is strengthening the connections you learned that day and deprioritizing the connections that are no longer important, adds Milstein.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When you don\u2019t get enough REM sleep, you may have more trouble with your memory and recall, says Bhopal; animal studies suggest that depriving REM sleep may impair memory formation during complex tasks, according to research published in <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3768102\/\" data-citation-link=\"\"><em>Physiological Reviews<\/em><\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"2\">2<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you snooze, you\u2019ll repeatedly cycle through four stages of sleep, each of which is linked with specific brain waves and neuron activity. 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