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What is dreaming like in the elderly?

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Less than usual: There are two kinds of sleep: rapid eye movement(rem) and non-rem. More dreams occur during rem sleep and have the deepest sleep during non-rem sleep. As people get older, they spend less time in deep sleep, which may be why older people get light sleepers.

Answered 10/22/2013

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