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Biological events that take place in the body on a roughly 24hr cycle are called___________.
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Circadian rhythms
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When external light begins to fade as it gets dark in the evening, receptor cells at the back if the eye sends this info to the body's biological clock, located in a cluster if cells in the hypothalamus. What is the name if the cluster if cells that regulate hormones?
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Superchiasmatic nucluei
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Super nucluei
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Jet leg occurs when the rhythms governed by the biological clock, such as the sleep-wake cycle, get out if sync or out of phase with one another. What is the name of the phenomenon?
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Internal desynchronization
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Syncing from the inside
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Two people spent the same amount if time studying for an exam. However one slept between studying and taking the exam and one did not. Which has the advantage and why?
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The one that slept because sleeping after learning is believed to strengthen the memories.
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Two people spent the same amount if time studying for an exam. However one slept between studying and taking the exam and one did not. Which has the advantage and why?
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The one that slept because sleeping after learning is believed to strengthen the memories.
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______ Is When a person acts out dreams and can cause injury.
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REM behavior disorder.
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Two people spent the same amount if time studying for an exam. However one slept between studying and taking the exam and one did not. Which has the advantage and why?
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The one that slept because sleeping after learning is believed to strengthen the memories.
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______ Is When a person acts out dreams and can cause injury.
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REM behavior disorder.
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Jennifer has been studying day an night for so many weeks that she is chronically sleep deprived. What symptoms are likely to occur?
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The loss of mental flexibility, attention, and creativity.
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Two people spent the same amount if time studying for an exam. However one slept between studying and taking the exam and one did not. Which has the advantage and why?
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The one that slept because sleeping after learning is believed to strengthen the memories.
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______ Is When a person acts out dreams and can cause injury.
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REM behavior disorder.
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Jennifer has been studying day an night for so many weeks that she is chronically sleep deprived. What symptoms are likely to occur?
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The loss of mental flexibility, attention, and creativity.
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When researchers studied whether it not dreaming occurs in non-REM sleep, they found that:
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It does, but the dreams are shorted and less vivid than the REM sleep.
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Two people spent the same amount if time studying for an exam. However one slept between studying and taking the exam and one did not. Which has the advantage and why?
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The one that slept because sleeping after learning is believed to strengthen the memories.
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______ Is When a person acts out dreams and can cause injury.
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REM behavior disorder.
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Jennifer has been studying day an night for so many weeks that she is chronically sleep deprived. What symptoms are likely to occur?
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The loss of mental flexibility, attention, and creativity.
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When researchers studied whether it not dreaming occurs in non-REM sleep, they found that:
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It does, but the dreams are shorted and less vivid than the REM sleep.
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REM sleep has been called "paradoxical sleep" because:
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The Brain is very active, yet the body is entirely inactive.
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Brain=active
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When asleep for 90 mins the brain shows rapid, irregular waves, blood pressure rises, increased heart rate, and skeletal muscles go limp. What is occurring?
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The physiological changes that are normal during REM sleep.
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REM sleep normally occurs for the first time:
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About 70-90mins after falling asleep
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