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From: James K. Denson
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:42 PM
Subject: [tips] Great Question about REM
While discussing the effects of REM sleep today in class, I focused on the
fact that the body's muscles are generally paralyzed. A student then asked
that if that were true how do the eyes move?
Any response out there for me?
James Kevin Denson
My take is that paralysis does not necessarily mean no movement,it can also
mean getting stuck and maintaing a degree of active constancy.Besides hehavior
can be on the molar.macro.and molecular levels.Paralysis in one or two levels
does not necesarily
the third will be paralysed.Besides eye movements are functionally under the
ANS.
Hope this helps.
Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester.PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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