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Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure below.The electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings for Awake and REM sleep are similar because

A) slow wave patterns occur in both states.
B) several nuclei in the reticular-activating system in the brainstem are active during both states.
C) the thalamus and the cortex are inactive in both states.
D) synchronized bursts of cortical neurons characterize both states.
E) information processing is inhibited in REM sleep but not in the awake state.