Janice was taking part in an experiment in the sleep lab
She was given a verbal task to learn under two conditions. In condition one, she was deprived of NREM sleep the following sleep period. In condition two, she was deprived of only REM sleep. Under which condition was she likely to do better on the verbal task the next day, and why?
a) Condition one, because we spend more time in NREM than REM sleep.
b) Condition one, because memory is consolidated during NREM sleep.
c) Condition two, because memory is consolidated during REM sleep.
d) Condition two, because we spend more time in REM than NREM sleep.
Answer: a
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