Physio Psyc 8.3
If we compare either different species or different ages, what trend emerges?
The more total sleep, the higher the percentage of REM sleep
Which hypothesis/theory suggests that the primary motor cortex is suppressed so arousal during sleep cannot lead to action?
a clinico-anatomical hypothesis
Compared to REM, research suggests that NREM is ____.
important for strengthening memories of lists of words
Young adults deprived of a night's sleep show deficits on ____ tasks.
memory
Research suggests that REM is ____.
most important for strengthening memories of motor skills
A decrease in the amount of sleep most likely to affect the performance of migratory bird during ____.
seasons other than migration
Another aspect of sleep's contribution to memory relates to:
sleep spindles
According to the activation-synthesis hypothesis, it should be possible to predict (with better than chance accuracy) the content of a person's dreams if we know what information about the person?
stimuli currently acting on the body and areas of spontaneous brain activity
According to the activation-synthesis hypothesis, what do dreams reflect?
the brain's attempt to make sense of spontaneous neural activity
A recent hypothesis proposed that the role of REM is ____.
to shake the eyeballs back and forth in order to get sufficient oxygen to the corneas of the eyes
