Week 10-13 Flashcards
1
Q
What are disadvantages of evaluating sleep by sight?
A
- We don’t know if a person/animal is asleep/what sleep stage they’re in
- We aren’t good judges of when we fall asleep
2
Q
Slow-wave sleep occurs ____ in the sleep
A
Early
3
Q
AD starts in the _____
A
brainstem
4
Q
Brainstem nuclei regulate _____
A
Sleep & alertness
5
Q
Sleep spindles occur during ____
A
N2 stage of sleep
6
Q
Why might sleep not improve performance in people with schizophrenia?
A
People with schizophrenia have fewer sleep spindles
7
Q
Coupling between sleep spindles and _____ is important for LTM formation
A
hippocampal ripples
8
Q
Sleep deprivation or fragmentation decreases ______
A
Hippocampal neurogenesis
9
Q
The most common cause of dementia is _____
A
Alzheimer’s Disease
10
Q
A gene mutation is present in ____% of Alzheimer’s Disease patients
A
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