Non-REM sleep describes periods of time when the sleeper is not showing REM and thus not dreaming. Stage 2 is characterized by sleep spindles, minute bursts of electrical activity of 12 to 16 cps. Stages 3 and 4 involve a very deep, relaxed sleep, about 1 to 2 cps. The Work Of Sleep C. Dreaming 1. Dreaming as Adaptation a. Decoding Dreams.
Researchers collect subject's detailed, written descriptions of recent dreams.
Dreaming as Outcome a. The activation-synthesis states that dreams result when biological activation throughout the sleeping brain is organized into a meaningful pattern. The stuff of dreams may be the neurotransmitter acetyicholine. Extended States of Consciousness A. Hypnosis is an induced altered state of awareness, characterized by deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility. Hypnotizability is the degree to which an individual is responsive to standardized suggestions to experience hypnotic reactions.