Question

While George is participating in a sleep research study, a PET scan reveals decreased activity in his frontal lobes and primary visual cortex, and increased activity in areas of the limbic system that are associated with emotion, memory, and motivation. According to the "Focus on Neuroscience" box, George is most likely experiencing______________.

Answer 1

Answer:

REM sleep and dreams.                                          

Explanation:

REM sleep: The term REM sleep is defined as the process that involves the voluntary muscles' paralysis, rapid movement of an individual's eyes, and lastly dreaming. REM sleep plays an important or vital role in the process of memory and learning. During REM sleep, the dreams may display various life-events that seems to be important to the individual or the dreamer.

The term dream is described as a phenomenon that involves a succession of emotions, images, sensations, and ideas that generally occurs involuntarily in an individual's mind at a specific stage of sleep i.e, the REM sleep.

In the question above, George is most likely experiencing REM sleep and dreams.