Exam 11: Sleep and Waking

What evidence points to a role for orexins (hypocretins)in narcolepsy?

Seasonal affective disorder is more common during the

The majority of time during a typical night's sleep is spent in _________ sleep.

Chronic jet lag produces

Actual cessation of breathing followed by waking and gasping for air is characteristic of

People sleep fewer hours than gorillas.According to Allison and Cichetti,this discrepancy might result from

A blood clot recently formed in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of Sam's hypothalamus.Fortunately,the clot was contained and he seems to be doing very well.However,there has been a change in his behavior.What might you expect that change to be?

Which of the following structures are active during REM sleep,but not during wakefulness or NREM sleep?

Adenosine produces sleepiness by

Selective deprivation of NREM sleep produces complaints of

Melatonin tells the animal that it is now

Mark is a participant in a sleep study at his university.The researchers observe that Mark enters REM sleep earlier in the night than most of their other participants and he spends a greater than normal proportion of his sleep time in REM.They explain to Mark that

The frequency of night terrors is

What is a REM-on area,and where are these located?

Andrew is an officer on a nuclear submarine that on occasion stays submerged for months,preventing any exposure to natural sunlight.To help maintain his normal sleeping habits,Andrew should

John travels frequently to distant parts of the globe.He believes that adjusting his mealtimes to the destination time zone is helpful in dealing with jet lag.After studying the material in your textbook,you tell John that

Joseph is participating in an EEG study at his university,and the researcher has just asked him to perform some difficult calculations in his head.Which pattern of brain waves is most likely to be recorded from Joseph's brain during this task?

The pathways labeled number 2 and number 3 in this illustration originate in the

Which of the following theorists believed that dreams were an evolutionary advance that allowed animals to process information during REM instead of while awake?

REM dreaming phenomena that precede actual sleep are known as