Exploring Sleep Stages
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Objective
I can describe the different stages of sleep and their characteristics.
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Key concepts
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During stage two (N2) sleep, EEGs show K complexes, which involve a large negative wave followed by a large positive wave, and sleep spindles, which are brief bursts of 12 to 14 hertz waves.
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REM sleep is characterized by rapid eye movements and pronounced cerebral activity, and it is the stage of sleep where dreaming most commonly occurs.
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Recuperation theories propose that wakefulness disrupts homeostasis, while adaptation theories propose that we evolved to sleep at night because night is dark and dangerous.
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Practice
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Describe the key differences in brain wave activity (EEG) between stage N1 and stage N3 sleep.
What are the two prominent EEG features observed during stage N2 sleep, and what do they represent?
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Exit ticket
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“Describe the key characteristics, including brain waves, of the three stages of sleep (N1, N2, N3) and REM sleep.”
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