Biorhythms 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologySleepA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: phaniballCreated on: 05-05-16 11:50 Cycles that occurs once every 24 hours Circadian 1 of 19 Cycles that occurs more than once every day Ultradian 2 of 19 Cycles that occur less than once every day Infradian 3 of 19 Factors inside our body that regulate our biorhythms Endogenous pacemakers 4 of 19 What hormone induces sleep? melatonin 5 of 19 Factors outside our body that may trigger a biorhythm Exogenous zeitgebers 6 of 19 Who lesioned the SCN in hamsters and found that their sleep-wake cycle was disrupted? Menaker et al 7 of 19 What is the SCN? suprachiasmatic nucleus 8 of 19 Who spent 6 months in a cave without clocks or natural light? Michael Siffre 9 of 19 What external influence is suggested to impact our biorhythms? Light 10 of 19 Who found that $77 billion was spent due to major accidents or work related illnesses relating to shift work? Moore 11 of 19 Who found that 'changing shifts regularly is more disruptive than changes over a long period of time?' Monk and Folkard 12 of 19 Who found that shift workers have, on average, 2 hours shortened sleep and containing less REM sleep? Tilney and Wilkinson 13 of 19 Who found that people who worked shifts for more than 15 years were 3 times more likely to develop heart disease? Knutsson et al 14 of 19 What is SWS? short-wave sleep 15 of 19 Who said that SWS is for restoring the body & REM sleep is for resting brain functions? Oswald 16 of 19 What has research shown about the levels of growth hormones at night? higher 17 of 19 Who suggested that a lack of SWS leads to a reduced function of the immune system? Krueger et al 18 of 19 Who suggested that during REM sleep we remove unwanted memories? Crick and Mitchison 19 of 19
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