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R.E.M.
Random Eye Movement.
There is a period in sleep, and it happens with everyone, except a very very few severly brain damaged people, that alsts from 30 minutes to around 45 minutes, where your eyes move "randomly" which is actually your eye reacting to the images conjred up by your brain as you dream. all dreams take place during REM sleep, and most sleep is not REM sleep.
there are many theories as to why this is, and one I have found to be satistfactory is that during REM sleep, the brain is effectively ending all superconscious thought left over from befor you fell asleep, thereby allowing the 4-6 hours of quiet, non-dream sleep your braina nd body both need to regenerate themlseves after a day of excersion.
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