The Brain Waves Typical of NREM Sleep Appear to Be

question 107

Multiple Choice

 The brain waves typical of NREM sleep appear to be the result of

• A) activity progressing from the pons to the lateral geniculate nucleus to the occipital cortex.
• B) activity in the POA of the hypothalamus.
• C) synchronization of cortical neurons by the thalamus.
• D) desynchronization of cortical neurons by the thalamus.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A span of values, obtained from sample information, which is expected to encompass the value of an unidentified population characteristic.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the count of values.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, showing how much the values differ from the mean.

Mean

The average of a set of numerical values, calculated as the sum of the values divided by the number of values.