Throughout Most of His Life, Bennie Did Not Have a Particularly

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Multiple Choice

Throughout most of his life, Bennie did not have a particularly strong memory. One day, though, he saw a YouTube video about the International Memory Championship and was intrigued by the amount of random information that people could memorize. Bennie signed up for an online course in memory enhancement techniques and began training. A year later, he entered a memory competition and won. Bennie's experience demonstrates that:

• A) an extremely strong memory depends entirely on inborn ability.
• B) memory excellence and memory impairment must coexist in individuals.
• C) you can train yourself to excel in memory.
• D) memory achievement has nothing to do with inborn abilities.

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Definitions:

Paradoxical Sleep

Another term for REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, a sleep stage characterized by vivid dreaming, increased brain activity, and temporary muscle paralysis.

Voluntary Muscles

Muscles that are under conscious control, used in actions such as speaking, walking, and grabbing objects.

SCN

Stands for the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus, a small region in the brain that regulates the circadian rhythms, including sleep-wake cycles.

Pineal Gland

A small endocrine gland in the vertebrate brain that produces the hormone melatonin, involved in regulating sleep patterns.