To grasp how, exactly, REM rebound occurs and why it can deliver such vivid dreams, it’s helpful to know how REM typically shows up (when it’s not rebounding).On a night of average sleep, in ...

Your REM sleep can be more frequent, deeper, and more intense. This is called REM rebound, and it can happen if you’ve been sleep deprived, meaning you’ve been getting less than 7 hours of ...

The phenomenon is called REM rebound. REM refers to "rapid eye movement," the darting of the eyes under closed lids. In this state we dream the most and our brain activity eerily resembles that of ...

Another theory, as stated by the experts POPSUGAR spoke to, is that people are experiencing REM rebound. Katherine Sharkey, MD, PhD, medical director of the Brown Medicine Sleep Center ...

Should I be concerned? A: No, on the contrary this is a good sign. What you are experiencing is called REM rebound. Basically, because of your sleep apnea your REM or dream sleep was fragmented.

"If someone's not getting enough sleep, they get what's called REM rebound on the following nights. And when we have REM rebound, what we'll find is all our dreams tend to be very intense," he said.

When people stop using these substances, they can experience REM rebound and have unusually vivid, intense dreams. Garfield suggests that dreaming during pregnancy is affected by three main ...

This “REM rebound” can happen when you’re consistently not getting enough sleep, or your circadian rhythm is thrown off by jet lag, shift work, or not sticking to a regular sleep-wake schedule.