Consciousness

4. type of brain waves associated with a relaxed but alert state
6. _______________ nucleus; part of the brain that responds to light striking the retina
7. information processing that is more likely to take place when one is asleep
9. some argue that this phenomenon of consciousness is the result of subjects playing a social role
10. sleep-regulating chemical secreted by the pineal gland
12. this stage of sleep starts off short but increases over the course of a night’s sleep

1. deep sleep waves
2. neurotransmitter that prevents you leaping through a window in your sleep
3. sleep ____________________: in small doses, leads to loss of immunity to viral infections; in large doses, death
5. the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming is supported by the fact that this sense dominates dreams
8. sleep _______________; a sleep disturbance associated with obesity
11. Night ____________________; sleep disturbance associated with stage 4 sleep.