During this time there is a slowdown in both the rates of respiration and heartbeat.
Stage 1 light sleep.
Stage 1 can be considered a transition period between wakefulness and sleep.
You are in light sleep.
During this stage which is also fairly light the brain produces sudden increases in brain wave frequency known as sleep spindles.
Stage 1 of light sleep is the lightest sleep stage and phases of stage 1 sleep are often quite brief.
Sleep disorders nrems stage 1 and sometimes stage 2.
This next stage of non rem sleep is a period of light sleep before you enter deep sleep and it lasts for roughly 25 minutes.
It s a non rem form of sleep and differs from heavy deep sleep of stage 3.
Here you are in light stage sleep which means that you re somewhat alert and can be easily woken.
This is a light nrem sleep that doesn.
Stage 1 makes up a small fraction of total sleep time about 3 and is mainly a transition between waking and stage 2.
This period of sleep lasts only a brief time around five to 10 minutes.
In stage 1 the brain produces high amplitude theta waves which are very slow brain waves.
During stage 1 you drift from being awake to being asleep.
See deep sleep stage.
Stage 2 sleep on the other hand makes up roughly half of a typical night of sleep.
This phase may last for 5 to 10 minutes.
Stage 1 sleep is a transitional phase that occurs between wakefulness and sleep the period during which we drift off to sleep.
Heartbeat and breathing slow down further.
Sleep stages 1 2 and rem consist of light sleep while 3 and 4 comprise deep sleep.
This is the sleep that s a little more choppy shallow not restful says michael grandner md director of the sleep and health research program at the university of arizona in tucson and a fitbit sleep consultant.
This phase may last for 5 to 10 minutes.
Stage 2 is where a lot of the action happens including significant changes to brain activity.
Almost all light sleep is stage 2 sleep.
Stage 1 is the beginning of the sleep cycle and is a relatively light stage of sleep.
Your eyes are closed but it s easy to wake you up.