Exam 8: Wakefulness and Sleep

 Someone in a(n) ____ state alternates between periods of sleep and moderate arousal, although even during the more aroused state, the person shows no awareness of surroundings and no purposeful behavior.

 What does "endogenous" mean?

 After damage to the suprachiasmatic nucleus, the body ____.

 What do the EEG waves look like when brain activity is "desynchronized"?

 Carlee's EEG recording shows a predominant amount of alpha waves. What is going on?

 The risk of sleep apnea is increased among which group of people?

 During sleep, what happens in the brain?

 Researchers have demonstrated that the expression of the SCN genes can be changed through ____.

 Mose has been told that he sleepwalks. When is he more likely to do this?

 A decrease in the amount of sleep most likely to affect the performance of migratory bird during ____.

 Another aspect of sleep's contribution to memory relates to:

 When studying disruptions to the biological clock in animals, what did Curt Richter find?

 An electroencephalograph displays ____.

 Which hypothesis suggests that dreams are just thinking that takes place under unusual conditions?

 The role of the reticular formation in arousal is that it is ____.

 Young children are more likely to be "morning people" than older adults.

 The ____ is a structure that extends from the medulla into the forebrain.

 Vashti has been asleep for several hours. At this point of the night, she is most likely _____.

 The pineal gland releases the ____ hormone, which influences both circadian and circannual rhythms.

 REM sleep is characterized by which of the following?