Exam 14: Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Describe narcolepsy and its neural and molecular mechanisms.What symptoms tend to be related to the disorder? In your answer, be sure to describe relevant research on narcolepsy.

Eastern flights

The fact that giant sloths sleep 20 hours per day is a strong argument

Sleep spindles and K complexes are characteristic of

Identify four areas of the brain that are involved in the regulation of sleep.What is thought to be the function of each area? Be sure to describe the evidence that has implicated them.

As we fall asleep,

Normally, the fifth stage of sleep EEG to be reached after a person falls asleep at night is stage __________.

Stage 4 sleep EEG is characterized by a predominance of __________ waves.

REMs are associated with __________ stage 1 EEG.

Which of the following can entrain the circadian sleep-wake cycles of animals living under constant lighting conditions?

Although there are serious problems associated with the chronic use of this class of drugs, __________ are commonly prescribed for occasional short-term difficulties in sleeping.

Loss of 3 or 4 hours of sleep for one night has been found to reliably

Which of the following is a problem with the long-term use of benzodiazepines to treat insomnia?

Somnambulism typically occurs during

Free-running periods are

Strong evidence that REM-sleep is not essential for memory comes from the study of patients

Many cases of insomnia appear to be

K complexes and sleep spindles

Circadian means

Many cases of insomnia are caused by drugs prescribed to treat them.Disorders caused by medical treatment are termed __________.