Which of the Following Statements About Infants and REM Sleep

question 121

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about infants and REM sleep is true?

• A) When infants are 3 months old, the amount of time they spend in REM sleep begins to increase.
• B) Most infants spend about 70 percent of their sleeping time in REM sleep.
• C) REM sleep might promote the brain's development in infancy.
• D) Older adults are the only group that spends more time in REM sleep than infants.

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Definitions:

Insulate Neurons

The process of covering neurons with myelin, a fatty substance that speeds up the transmission of electrical signals along nerve cells.

Integrate Information

The process of combining data from different sources and making sense of it, often to form a comprehensive understanding or to make decisions.

Conduct Information

The process or manner in which data or knowledge is transmitted or conveyed.

Reticular Formation

A network of neurons in the brainstem involved in consciousness, sleep-wake cycles, and filtering incoming stimuli.