The _____ Includes Regions Devoted to Sensory and Motor Processing

question 16

Short Answer

The _____ includes regions devoted to sensory and motor processing and higher cognitive processes; it both sends and receives information from different areas within itself and to and from subcortical structures.

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Definitions:

REM Behavior Disorder

A sleep disorder characterized by the acting out of dreams due to the lack of normal muscle paralysis during REM sleep phases.

Conscious

The state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings and internal thoughts and feelings.

Sleep

A naturally recurring state of rest for the mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles.

Manifest Content

The actual literal content and storyline of a dream, as opposed to the hidden meaning or latent content that it symbolizes.