徐じょ波は睡すい眠みん

noun

non-REM sleep; slow-wave sleep

Technical term in sleep medicine; refers to deep sleep stages characterized by slow brain waves. Often contrasted with レム睡眠 (REM sleep).

See also: ノンレム睡眠

• 徐じょ波は睡すい眠みんは、成せい長ちょうホルモンの分ぶん泌ぴつに重じゅう要ようです。

  Slow-wave sleep is important for the secretion of growth hormone.

• 高こう齢れいになると徐じょ波は睡すい眠みんの時じ間かんが減げん少しょうする。

  As we age, the amount of slow-wave sleep decreases.