Rhythm & Waves
Deprivation, Disorder & Dreams
Do you hear what I see?
More Sensation
Super. Secret.
EXTRAVAGANZA
100

This is what we call our brain waves when we are focused and performing regular daily activities. 

What are waking beta waves? 

100

We tend to be angrier, depressed more, perform worse, gain weight, experience more stress, and hurt our immune system when we are lacking this. 

What is SLEEEEEP?

100

This aspect of light waves determines the color that you see. 

What is wavelength? 


100

This refers to the minimum stimulus required to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time. 

What is absolute threshold? 

100

This actor was well known for being the voice of both Mufasa and Darth Vader and was also a graduate from the University of Michigan. 

Who is James Earl Jones?

200

It is during this stage that we often experience hypnagogic sensations.

What is Nrem - 1? 

200

This sleep disorder can cause people to randomly fall asleep. 

What is narcolepsy? 

200

This part of the eye is a muscle that surrounds the pupil. 

What is the iris?

200

This is the name for the 3 bones in our middle ear. 

What is the ossicles? 

200

This is the title of the book Mr. Meyaard strongly recommended about sleep. 

What is "Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker? 

300

Later into our night of sleep we spend more and more time in this stage. 

What is REM sleep? 

300

Persistent difficulty falling or staying asleep is referred to as this. 

What is insomnia? 

300

These two types of photoreceptors are located in your retina, the area specifically important for transduction. 

What are rods & cones? 


300

This is the place where transduction occurs in the ear. 

What is the cochlea? (Hair cells on the basilar membrane) 

300

This is the exact amount of sleep Mr. Meyaard got last night. (within 10 minutes) 

What is ____________?

400

During Nrem - 2, we experience these sudden burst of brain activity that are associated with memory. We call them this. 

What are sleep spindles? 

400

8 in 10 dreams tend to be this. 

What is negative? 

400

This color theory states that we have cones that respond preferentially, not exclusively, for red, green, and blue

What is the trichromatic theory (Young - Helmholtz) of color? 

400

This theory refers to the idea that our spinal cord contains a neurological “gate” that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain

What is the gate - control theory? 

400

There are nine countries that begin with the letter "L". You have 30 seconds to name 5 of the 9. 

What are Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania and Luxembourg

500
Seen as one of the causes of aging, older adults spend less and less time in this stage of sleep. 

What is Nrem - 3? 

500

This theory of dreams states that dreams sift, sort, and interpret gathered information from the day and set it into memory.

What is the information processing theory? 

500
When light hits the lens, the lens changes its curvature/thickness in a process we call this. 

What is accommodation?

500
Upon walking into a strong smelling room, you notice that over time the smell weakens. This is due to this phenomenon. 

What is sensory adaptation? 

500

These 4 NFL teams have never played in a Super Bowl. 

Who are the Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars?