Which of the following statements regarding REM sleep is false?
a) The electrical activity that characterizes REM sleep seems to resemble wakefulness more than rest.
b) REM is accompanied by low-voltage, fast changes in EEG.
c) Your body cannot move during REM sleep.
d) REM is often accompanied by highly detailed and vivid illusions called dreams.
e) Although the metabolic activity of the brain during REM sleep resembles wakefulness, the electrical activity of the brain appears to be quite different.
Question 2
Researchers Posner and Peterson hypothesize that three functionally and anatomically distinct attentional systems are involved in visual attention. Which of the following are the correct names for these systems?
a) Left Lateralized System, Right Lateralized System, Vigilance System
b) Central System, Lateral System, Postcentral System
c) Superior Attentional System, Inferior Attentional System, Anterior Attentional
System
d) Central System, Lateral System, Inferior Attentional System
e) Posterior Attentional System, Anterior Attentional System, Vigilance System
Functional MRI Scans These scans of human brains show localized average increases in neural activity
A Typical Pattern of Sleep Stages During a Single Night
Release of Acetylcholine During the Sleep–Waking Cycle
Sedative/Hypnotics: Induction of Sleep
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Daily Alertness Activity