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The Science Behind Sleep Cycles
To understand why we wake up during the early morning hours, it’s essential to grasp the science of sleep cycles. Human sleep is structured into cycles that typically last about 90 minutes, encompassing various stages. These stages include light sleep (non-REM stages 1 and 2), deep sleep (non-REM stage 3), and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Throughout a typical night, we experience several of these cycles.
The early morning hours, particularly from 3 AM to 5 AM, usually
