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Conversely, unstable NREM (NREM<jats:sub>US<\/jats:sub>) has the opposite features: a fragmented and discontinuous &amp;lt;1 Hz slow oscillation, non-dipping of blood pressure, unstable respiration, cyclic variation in heart rate, and low frequency CPC. The dimension of NREM stability raises the possibility of a comprehensive <jats:italic>integrated multicomponent network model of NREM sleep<\/jats:italic> which captures sleep onset (e.g., ventrolateral preoptic area-based sleep switch) processes, synaptic homeostatic delta power kinetics, and the interaction of global and local sleep processes as reflected in the spatiotemporal evolution of cortical \u201cUP\u201d and \u201cDOWN\u201d states, while incorporating the complex dynamics of autonomic-respiratory-hemodynamic systems during sleep. Bimodality of REM sleep is harder to discern in health. 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