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Wake up!
Sleeping Beauty
Lullaby and Goodnight
Sweet Dreams
Sleep on it
100
at any moment, awareness focuses on only a limited aspect of all that we experience
What is selective attention
100
a tiny cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus that governs the timing of circadian rhythms
What is suprachiasmatic nucleus
100
the sleeper is virtually oblivious to the world
What is stage 4 sleep
100
repetitive, bland, uncreative ruminations about real life events; occurs frequently
What is sleep thinking
100
the disguised psychological content of dreams
What is latent content
200
you see the forest and unable to see the trees
What is field dependent
200
a pineal gland hormone that produces sleepiness
What is melatonin
200
visual and motor neurons in the brain activate just as during wakefulness; eyes dart back and forth but voluntary muscle activity is suppressed
What is REM
200
an unfolding sequence of perceptions, thoughts and emotions during sleep that are experienced as a series of real life events
What is a dream
200
dreaming is the brain's way of integrating memory fragments, emotions, and sensations from the day that we did not have time to process thoroughly
What is activation synthesis
300
you see figures independent of the background
What is field independent
300
vivid sensory phenomena that can occur during the onset of sleep
What is hypnagogic hallucinations
300
Sleep cycles last this long
What is about 90 minutes
300
a type of memory that forms during NREM sleep
What is episodic memory
300
the sleeper repeatedly stops breathing during sleep
What is obstructive sleep apnea
400
looking without seeing
What is inattentional blindness
400
when alpha waves are replaced by slower theta waves, this stage lasts only a few minutes
What is stage 1 NREM
400
increases your arousal. seeing, hearing or thinking about it may trigger contagious _____________.
What is yawning
400
forms primarily during REM sleep
What is procedural memory
400
the sleeper, typically men age 50 and over, act out their dream
What is REM sleep behavior disorder
500
we don't see the changes that are right in front of us
What is change blindness
500
the onset of true sleep, defined by brief bursts of brain activity called sleep spindles
What is stage 2 NREM
500
a temporary condition in which a person is unable to move upon waking in the morning or during REM sleep
What is sleep paralysis
500
this part of the brain is cut off during dreaming, so reality testing doesn't happen, and dream content is bizarre.
What is frontal lobe
500
sharply increased physiological arousal, intense fear and panic, frightening hallucinations and no recall of the episode the next morning
What is sleep terrors