Research found that the amount of growth hormone released correlates with the amount of --- & the decline of growth hormone in older age has also been associated with reduced ---.
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Card 7
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Who found that lack of SWS is associated with reduced functioning of the immune system - the body's system of defence against viruses and bacteria?
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Card 8
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The immune system consists of various protein molecules - ---------- - which are regenerated during cell growth and protein synthesis in SWS.
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Card 9
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Who suggested the amount of REM sleep in any species is proportional to the immaturity of the offspring at birth? (the platypus is immature at birth & has 8 hours of REM sleep a day, whereas the dolphin can swim from birth & has almost no REM sleep).
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Who suggests that REM sleep allows for a break in neurotransmitter release which in turn permits neurons to regain their sensitivity and allow the body to function properly?
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Card 11
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-------------- drugs, such as MAOI's, aim to increase the levels of neurotransmitters of the monoamine group (like dopamine & serotonin) - a side effect of MAOI's is that they abolish REM activity completely.
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One suggestion for why MAOI's abolish REM activity is that the two are linked - the increase in ---------- means that monoamine receptors don't have to be revitalised & therefore there's no need for REM sleep.
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Who proposed that during REM sleep, unwanted memories are discarded, thus making more important memories accessible?
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Evidence currently suggests that REM may be important in the ------------- of procedural memory (skills like riding a bike), whereas SWS is important for the ------------- of semantic memory (knowledge & meanings) & episodic memory (events).
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Card 15
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If sleep has an important restorative effect, then sleep deprivation should have clear consequences - research shows that REM sleep and SWS are -------- but this isn't true of all sleep.
