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1
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Describe individual and age differences in the endogenous sleep cycle

A 
Individual
-Bed early/up early (lark)
-Bed late/up late (owl)
Age
-Children/adults: bed early/up early
Adolescents: bed late/up late
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Describe the brain areas, hormones, and proteins associated with the sleep/ wake cycle

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Brain area: Suprachiasmatic nucleus (HYPTM)
Hormones: Melatonin (Pineal gland)
Proteins: ????????

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Describe the EEG and eye movements of each stage of sleep

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Going from Stage 1 to REM sleep: eye movement increases and waves (B, A, T, D): high freq. low amp to low freq. high amp

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Describe brain areas associated with arousal and attention, describe how these brain areas interact

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Locus coeruleus (Pons)
Pontomesencephalon (Reticular formation)
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Describe three biological hypotheses explaining why we dream

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Activation-synthesis hypothesis: cortex synthesizes a story from pattern of spontaneous activity in parts of the cortex
Clinico-anatomical hypothesis: based on recent memory

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Differentiate and describe organizational and activational effects of sex hormones

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Organizational effects: (pregnancy) whether brain and body will develop as male/female
Activational effects: any time of life (puberty)

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Describe the process by which sexual differentiation of the gonads occurs during early development

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Male: Mullerian ducts have to be inhibited

Y chromosome introduces

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Describe the process by which sexual differentiation of the gonads occurs during early development

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Male: Mullerian ducts have to be inhibited

Y chromosome introduces SRY gene to develop testes

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9
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Describe the menstrual cycle in women

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28 day cycle

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Describe the role of oxytocin and vasopressin.

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Vasopressin: parental bonding
Oxytocin: Reproductive behavior (uterine contractions and milk production)

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Lark

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People who sleep early/wake early

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Owl

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People who sleep late/up late

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Shift work

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People who have irregular sleep schedules

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Shift work

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People who have irregular sleep schedules

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Jet lag

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Disruption of circadian rhythm from crossing over the time zones
Going east phase advance
Going west phase delays

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Brain areas associated with sleep

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Pontomesenceohalon (NTS-Acetylcholine, glutamate)
Locus coeruleus (NT-Norepinephrine)
Basal forebrain-Acetylcholine 
Hypothalamus
Dorsal raphe/pons-serotonin
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Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

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Area of the hypothalamus that regulates body temp and sleep rhythm
Damage=erratic rhythm

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Pineal gland

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Produces melatonin (regulated by the hypothalamus)

19
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EEG waves: Beta

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  • Awake, cognitive processing

- High freq, low amp

20
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EEG waves: Alpha

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-Relaxation, drowsiness

21
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EEG waves: Theta

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-Sleep states, creative processing, problem solving

22
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EEG waves: Delta

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-Low freq, high amp waves

23
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EEG waves: Delta

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-Low freq, high amp waves

24
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K-complex

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Brain trying to keep you asleep

25
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Sleep spindle

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Group of waves signaling interaction between cells in the thalamus and cortex

26
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Slow-wave sleep

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  • Indicate neuronal activity is synchronized

- Delta waves

27
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REM is regulated by

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serotonin (interrupts) and acetylcholine (promotes)

28
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Activation-synthesis hypothesis

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Brain makes dream of pattern of events in cortex (PGO waves)

29
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Clinico-anatomical (neurocognitive) hypothesis

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Based on recent memory

30
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Organizational effects

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Whether body will develop as male or female (during pregnancy 3-4 mos.)

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Activating effects

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Changes that only happen during puberty

32
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Testosterone:

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growth of the testes, production of Müllerian-inhibiting hormone (MIH)

33
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Estradiol

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Period regulation

34
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Progesterone

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Maintain pregnancy

35
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SRY gene

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make undifferentiated gonads turn into testes

36
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Progesterone

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Sustain pregnancy

37
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SRY gene

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make undifferentiated gonads turn into testes

38
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Woffian ducts

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Precursor to male

39
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Müllerian ducts

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Precursor to female

40
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Sensitive period

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(First trimester) Where body develops male or female

41
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Aromatization hypothesis

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Enzyme converts testosterone to estradiol

42
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Why a female rodent is not masculinized by her own estradiol

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High alpha-fetoprotein levels in blood bind to estradiol preventing it from entering cells

43
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Medial preoptic area

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Increases touch sensitivity in the penis to release dopamine

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