Thursday, April 9, 2020

Does the upper airway get completely paralyzed during REM?

I know that in REM, muscles like the heart, eyes and diaphragm still work.

But do the throat & soft palate completely relax (get paralyzed) during REM or still have a small amount of muscle tone like in NREM?

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