Dreams

Question 0

Thalamus

Answer 0

Blocks inputs rom the senses, allowing the brain to focus on processing information from the day

Question 1

Hypothalamus

Answer 1

Criticize to sleep; contains clusters of neutrons that govern circadian rhymes and regulate chemicals promoting sleep and arousal.

Question 2

Pineal gland

Answer 2

Produces melatonin when the body’s clock senses darkness helping the brain prepare for sleep

Question 3

Hippocampus

Answer 3

Vital to memory formation during REM sleep relays memories to be stored

Question 4

Pons

Answer 4

Involved in both arousal and the activation of dreams during REM, pons block signals to the spinal cord preventing us from acting out our dreams

Question 5

Cerebral cortex

Answer 5

Activated during REM sleep by signals from the pons. Dreams may be the cortex’s attempts to create a story out of information during the day

Question 6

Retina

Answer 6

Contains special cells that send an arousal signal to the brain when they sense light