REM sleep is called paradoxical sleep because the
A) person is not really asleep.
B) person's body is asleep,but the person's brain is active.
C) person's brain is asleep,but the person's body is active.
D) person has no awareness of being asleep.

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During REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, the person's body is in a state of rest and muscle paralysis (indicative of being asleep), but brain activity is high and resembles that of being awake, making it paradoxical because the brain is active while the body is asleep.

REM Sleep Is Called Paradoxical Sleep Because the