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    Thread: What part of the brain turns off when you fall asleep?

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    1. 05-29-2019 06:31 PM #7
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      Quote Originally Posted by dolphin View Post
      No, that is REM behavior disorder. Restless legs syndrome occurs when there are unpleasant sensations in resting legs that tend to only go away when the legs are moved.

      On YouTube, there are lots of time lapses of people sleeping that illustrate how the body moves during sleep. There are also videos of people having episodes of REM behavior disorder.
      Was just reading about REM behavior disorder. Sounds pretty bad:

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_eye_movement_sleep_behavior_disorder

      Worth watching the video in that Wikipedia article.
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