Emma has been asleep for over an hour and is now experiencing a vivid dream. Her body is paralyzed, but she feels as though she is walking through a dense forest, where she sees brightly colored birds. What would you most expect to observe in Emma's brain during this period?
A. firing of neurons in the locus coeruleus
B. firing of neurons in the raphe nucleus
C. firing of neurons in the tuberomammillary nucleus
D. PGO waves
Answer: D
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