Filing it away (7)
A term for the basic mental process of learning new information
memory encoding
An approach to studying dreams that involves the recording the content of dreams, especially for use in therapy
the phenomenological approach
This type of risky work takes place when most humans are sleepiest, leading to poor performance difficulty sleeping during the day.
night shift work
What does the fact that memory traces in the brain are iteratively reactivated suggest?
memory consolidation takes place during sleep
Which model proposes that mental activity in sleep is the same across REM and NREM sleep?
the one-generation model
The recommendation to get between 7 and 9 hours sleep is promoted by which entity?
the National Sleep Foundation
Explain synaptic strength
it is the connection strength between two neurons
Which system is responsible for mental representation and situational evaluation in dreams?
the anterior system
How is ghrelin impacted by getting more or less sleep and what effect does that have on people?
Ghrelin increases with insufficient sleep and makes people more hungry.
What were the results of the paired associates task?
both sleep at night, and naps, were beneficial for verbal learning.
This model describes dreams in REM sleep as more dream-like compared dreams in other sleep stages.
the two-generation model
What challenge do officers face when judging sleep deprivation related poor driving performance, versus alcohol or drug impaired driving?
There is no quantifiable roadside test for driver fatigue and sleepiness.
When a rat runs a maze, what is the evidence it is having memories reactivated while sleeping?
the place cells of the hippocampus fire at each spot along the track.
This model states that features depend on the sleep stage, and neural volleys from the brainstem to the forebrain and limbic system handle the organization of dream imagery.
Hobson and McCarley's activation/synthesis model
In a study of college students during exam week, how did sleep-deprived participants rate their performance after taking tests (without knowing their grade)?
higher than other groups