Professor Nehls tells his class that when a person with narcolepsy has a sleep attack, he or she experiences
A) REM sleep.
B) the usual alternation between REM and NREM sleep.
C) immediate deep NREM sleep.
D) wave forms not observed during normal sleep.

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Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable sleep attacks. During these sleep attacks, people with narcolepsy immediately enter into a state of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is the stage of sleep during which most vivid dreaming occurs. This differs from the usual alternation between REM and NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep that occurs during normal sleep. Additionally, people with narcolepsy may also experience other abnormal wave forms during sleep, such as sleep-onset REM periods (SOREMPs).

Professor Nehls Tells His Class That When a Person with Narcolepsy