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Also known as paradoxical sleep, because the muscles are relaxed except for minor twitches but other body systems are active. William charles dement born july 29, 1928 is an american sleep researcher and founder of the sleep research center at stanford university. For the psychologist, standard reading, to all readers, a classic of interpretation. Since the inception of the ap psychology program, he has had a passing rate of 90 percent.
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