A patient is undergoing a sleep laboratory test. When the sleep laboratory worker notices EEG patterns with brain activity similar to the normal awake pattern, which phase of sleep is occurring?
A) Nonrapid eye movement (REM)
B) Fast wave
C) REM
D) Delta wave

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During REM sleep, EEG patterns show brain activity similar to the awake state, characterized by low-amplitude, mixed-frequency waves.

A Patient Is Undergoing a Sleep Laboratory Test