Tao wakes up his roommate Don so that he doesn’t miss his morning classes again. Don tells Tao, “I wish you hadn’t woken me up, I was about to land on Mars after winning a fierce battle against flying jellyfish.” What type of brain waveforms did Don display right before being awakened?
a. ?delta wave
b. ?theta wave
c. ?beta wave
d. ?theta waves with sleep spindles and K-complex activity
ANSWER:
c
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