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Vivid dreams are especially common in REM. This topic is part of Human Biology within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 9 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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Dreaming commonly occurs during what sleep stage?

Answer: REM sleep

Bonus fact: Vivid dreams are especially common in REM.

Can dreaming also occur during non-REM sleep?

Answer: Yes

Bonus fact: Dream reports can occur from multiple sleep stages.

During REM sleep, most major skeletal muscles are temporarily what?

Answer: Inhibited

Bonus fact: REM atonia helps prevent acting out dreams.

Where is Cthulhu said to lie dreaming?

Answer: R'lyeh

Bonus fact: R'lyeh is a sunken city in the South Pacific.

Who played Dexter Morgan on Dexter?

Answer: Michael C. Hall

Bonus fact: The first season drew from Jeff Lindsay’s novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter.

Which network originally aired Dexter?

Answer: Showtime

Bonus fact: The first season drew from Jeff Lindsay’s novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter.

Who played Debra Morgan on Dexter?

Answer: Jennifer Carpenter

Bonus fact: The first season drew from Jeff Lindsay’s novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter.

What is Dexter Morgan's forensic specialty on Dexter?

Answer: Blood-spatter analysis

Bonus fact: The first season drew from Jeff Lindsay’s novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter.

REM sleep is especially associated with what?

Answer: Vivid dreaming

Bonus fact: Brain activity during REM resembles wakefulness in some ways.

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