You are watching sleep researchers monitor the sleep of a normal adult. The participant is hooked up to an EEG. What brain waves would you observe as the person becomes drowsy and then enters the first stage of sleep?

A. alpha eventually replaced by delta
B. delta eventually replaced by theta
C. beta eventually replaced by alpha
D. delta eventually replaced by beta


Answer: C

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