Mac Has Been Driving for Almost 30 Hours Straight Because

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Multiple Choice

Mac has been driving for almost 30 hours straight because he was promised a $1,000 bonus if he delivers his truckload of refrigerated roses by 5:00 the next morning. As Mac drives through the night and gets progressively more tired, he is likely to experience:

• A) a surge in brain levels of hypocretin.
• B) very brief episodes of sleep called microsleeps.
• C) a sleep-related eating disorder.
• D) cataplexy.

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