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Examine how sleep patterns evolve throughout a person's life, particularly focusing on the differences in the ratio of nREM to REM sleep between infants and adults.

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Cambridge IGCSE PsychologySleep and dreams

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Examine how sleep patterns evolve throughout a person's life, particularly focusing on the differences in the ratio of nREM to REM sleep between infants and adults

This point belongs to The restoration theory of sleep:, especially The restoration theory of sleep: outcomes.
You need to be able to examine how sleep patterns evolve throughout a person's life, particularly focusing on the differences in the ratio of nREM to REM sleep between infants and adults.
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