Alert, active mental concentration
Beta waves
Beta waves
highest frequency, lowest amplitude
Awake, eyes closed, not yet sleep
Alpha waves
Light sleep
N1, theta waves
deeper sleep, bruxism
N2, sleep spindles and K complexes
deepest non-REM sleep, sleepwalking, night terrors, bedwetting
N3 sleep, delta waves
loss of motor tone, increase brain O2 usage, increased ACh, variable pulses and blood pressure, dreaming, nightmares, penile/clitoral tumescence, extraocular muscle movement
REM sleep, Beta waves
Delta waves
lowest frequency, highest amplitude