What Happens in the Brain During a Long Period of Sleeplessness

question 194

Multiple Choice

What happens in the brain during a long period of sleeplessness?

• A)The speed of action potentials decreases.
• B)The brain overheats, causing formation of inappropriate new connections.
• C)The right hemisphere begins to take over some of the left hemisphere's functions.
• D)Some neurons are awake and others are asleep.

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