Which of the Following Responses Best Reflects the Findings by Portas

Multiple Choice

Which of the following responses best reflects the findings by Portas and colleagues regarding auditory awareness during sleep?

A) Beeps but not names activated the auditory cortex when the subject was sleeping, indicating that the auditory cortex processes only some types of sounds during sleep
B) Names activated the auditory cortex when the subject was awake but not when the subject was sleeping, indicating that the auditory cortex does not process names during sleep
C) Beeps and names activated the auditory cortex both when the subject was awake and when the subject was sleeping, indicating that the auditory cortex processes sounds even during sleep
D) Beeps and names activated the auditory cortex when the subject was awake but not when the subject was sleeping, indicating that the auditory cortex does not process sounds during sleep.