Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep (USWS) is sleep where one half of the brain rests while the other half remains alert. This is in contrast to normal sleep...

Slow-wave sleep (SWS), often referred to as deep sleep, is the third stage of non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM), where electroencephalography activity...

point[clarification needed]), is the phenomenon of unihemispheric slow-wave sleep; that is, the ability to sleep with one cerebral hemisphere at a time, while...

is called the unihemispherical slow wave sleep (USWS). At any time during this sleep mode, the EEG of one brain hemisphere indicates sleep while that of...

the neurons of the neocortex oscillate slowly. A number of avian species exhibit unihemispheric slow-wave sleep: the ability to rest one half of the brain...

in captivity have been recorded to exhibit unihemispheric slow-wave sleep (USWS), which means they sleep with one side of their brain at a time, so that...

mammals, such as dolphins, elephant seals do not have unihemispheric slow-wave sleep. Instead they sleep deeply for a little less than 20 minutes at the time...

The common blackbird is one of a number of species which has unihemispheric slow-wave sleep. One hemisphere of the brain is effectively asleep, while a...

mammals sleep, but whales cannot afford to become unconscious for long because they may drown. They are believed to exhibit unihemispheric slow-wave sleep, in...

from passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep Audiograms in mammals Cetacean intelligence Dolphinarium Common...

geoffrensis) Cetaceans portal Mammals portal Marine life portal Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep List of cetaceans da Silva, V.; Trujillo, F.; Martin, A.; Zerbini...

second bouts of sleep. The sleep can be both bihemispheric and unihemispheric slow-wave sleep. The penguins accumulate over 11 hours of sleep for each hemisphere...

rest only one-half of their brain at a time, known as unihemispheric slow-wave sleep. This sleep pattern has been identified in all five cetacean species...

wandering.[citation needed] International Swift Conference Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep BirdLife International. (2016). "Apus apus". IUCN Red List of...

and damaging fishing nets. Marine life portal Mammals portal Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep Pincoy – a sea-spirit in Chilote mythology that resembles a...

parabolic dive type has been hypothesized to represent a state of unihemispheric slow-wave sleep, during which the porpoise engages in largely automated swimming...

Stroboscopic light art designed by Ian Somnerville & Brion Gysin Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep – Sleep in which half the brain remains alert Ghibellini R, Meier...

threatens the entire aquatic ecosystem of the Amazon Basin. Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep Evolution of sirenians Shoshani, J. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder...

greenish-blue eggs. The white-crowned sparrow is known for its unihemispheric slow-wave sleep, which allows it to stay half-awake for up to two weeks during...

portal Mammals portal Marine life portal List of cetaceans Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep Wells, R.; Scott, M. (2002). "Bottlenose Dolphins". In Perrin...

brain sleep with the other half awake. Dolphins, whales, Amazonian manatee and pinnipeds can do the same. Called unihemispheric slow-wave sleep. Brood...

has received a number awards of international film festivals. Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of...

mammals sleep, but whales cannot afford to become unconscious for long because they may drown. They are believed to exhibit unihemispheric slow-wave sleep, in...

"Behavioral Observations of Sleep and Anesthesia in the Dolphin: Implications for Bispectral Index Monitoring of Unihemispheric Effects in Dolphins". Anesthesia...