Marvin has had trouble sleeping. Last night his mother found him sleepwalking an

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Marvin has had trouble sleeping. Last night his mother found him sleepwalking and gently led him back to his bed. When Marvin was awakened by his alarm clock the next day, he had no recollection of sleepwalking and, in fact, told his mother about the vivid dreams he had. What specific stages of sleep did Marvin undergo during the night? What neurological mechanism awakened Marvin in the morning?
Marvin has had trouble sleeping. Last night his mother found him sleepwalking and gently led him back to his bed. When Marvin was awakened by his alarm clock the next day, he had no recollection of sleepwalking and, in fact, told his mother about the vivid dreams he had. What specific stages of sleep did Marvin undergo during the night? What neurological mechanism awakened Marvin in the morning?
Marvin has had trouble sleeping. Last night his mother found him sleepwalking and gently led him back to his bed. When Marvin was awakened by his alarm clock the next day, he had no recollection of sleepwalking and, in fact, told his mother about the vivid dreams he had. What specific stages of sleep did Marvin undergo during the night? What neurological mechanism awakened Marvin in the morning?

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1. There are total 4 stages of sleep in which Marvin underwent stage 3 where in sleepwalking also known somnambulism happens, the individual is usually in deep sleep when they are in stage 3.

2. Marvin must have woke up due to circadian rhythm, which is the daily routine the body has accepted and follows, since Marvin wakes up everyday with the alarm sound the body is used to of it, the circadian rhythm works with the help of 5 senses, in Marvin case when the alarm clock rang the ears sends a signal to the hypothalamus that it is time to wake up.

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