The Amount of Time a Person Spends in Deep Sleep

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True/False

The amount of time a person spends in deep sleep and REM sleep increases throughout adulthood.

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Definitions:

Deep Cerebral Nuclei

Clusters of neurons in the deep regions of the cerebrum involved in regulating voluntary movement and learning.

Schwann Cell

A type of glial cell in the peripheral nervous system that wraps around nerve fibers, forming the myelin sheath, which helps in the rapid conduction of nerve impulses.

Myelin Sheath

The fatty layer that covers and insulates axons of many neurons, facilitating the rapid transmission of nerve impulses.

PNS

Abbreviation for Peripheral Nervous System, which encompasses all the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord and connects the CNS to the limbs and organs.