Which Observation Supports the Idea That Individual Neurons Can "Sleep

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which observation supports the idea that individual neurons can "sleep"?

• A) Dolphins show slow-wave sleep in each cerebral hemisphere at different times.
• B) Transgenic mice missing hypocretin exhibit narcolepsy.
• C) Multicellular recordings in the frontal and parietal lobes of rats showed that some neurons stopped firing while the rats were awake.
• D) All of the above

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