Study Guide for Chapter 9

(revised 01 December 2001 10:27 EST)

Sample Terms

EEG bandwidths
alpha activity
beta activity
delta activity
theta activity
synchronized EEG activity
desynchronized EEG activity
sleep spindles
K complexes
PGO waves
electroencephalogram
electromyogram
electro-oculogram
sleep stages 1-4 and REM
slow wave sleep
nonREM sleep
REM sleep
paradoxical sleep
rebound phenomenon (as related to sleep)
cataplexy
narcolepsy
sleep apnea
sleep attack
sleep paralysis
biological clock
circadian rhythms
zeitgeber
pineal gland
suprachiasmatic nucleus
reticular formation
locus coeruleus
raphe nuclei
antihistamine effect on sleep and arousal
caffeine effect on sleep and arousal
amphetamine and cocaine effect on sleep and arousal
nicotine effect on sleep and arousal
alcohol effect on sleep and arousal