This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: The notion that REM sleep functions to promote brain development is supported by the finding that ... (Read 66 times)

ghost!

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 560
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.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

kiamars2010

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 341
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.




ghost!

  • Member
  • Posts: 560
Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Wow, this really help


strudel15

  • Member
  • Posts: 324
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

Did you know?

Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.

Did you know?

Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.

Did you know?

In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.

Did you know?

Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.

Did you know?

In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library