Fred Is Having a Vivid Dream About Running in a Marathon

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Multiple Choice

Fred is having a vivid dream about running in a marathon. His body does NOT mimic this running because

• A)Fred is able to voluntarily control his muscle movements during this dream
• B)the level of arousal in the body and the activity of the brain are significantly less during REM sleep so physical movement is impossible
• C)even though our brains are very active, we are essentially paralysed while in REM sleep
• D)dreaming has been found to take place only in the prefrontal lobe and doesn't affect any other areas of the brain or body

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