Psych233 Module 8.3
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.
If we compare either different species or different ages, what trend emerges?
The more total sleep, the higher the percentage of REM sleep.
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.
