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ghost! · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The notion that REM sleep functions to promote brain development is supported by the finding that

a. newborn infants spend 70 of their sleep time in slow-wave sleep.
b. active phases of brain development are associated with low levels of REM sleep.
c. REM sleep increases in college students during exam time.
d. the elderly spend 85 of their sleep time in REM.
e. infants with well-developed brains spend proportionally less time in REM sleep than infants with poorly developed brains.

Question 2

Deprivation of REM sleep on one night results in an elevated amount of REM sleep on the following night. This rebound phenomenon suggests that

a. emotional well-being requires slow-wave sleep.
b. REM sleep functions to rest the brain.
c. there is a physiological need for stage 1 slow-wave sleep.
d. there is a physiological need for a certain amount of REM sleep.
e. the brain does not regulate REM sleep.

kiamars2010 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: e. infants with well-developed brains spend proportionally less time in REM sleep than infants with poorly developed brains.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d. there is a physiological need for a certain amount of REM sleep.