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This sleep stage, characterized by rapid eye movements, is when most vivid dreaming occurs.
- Deep sleep
- REM sleep
- Light sleep
- Twilight sleep
When you remember how to ride a bicycle without consciously thinking about the steps, you're using this type of "body memory" that survives even when other memories fade.
- Procedural memory
- Working memory
- Episodic memory
- Semantic memory
This organ, weighing about 3 pounds in adults, serves as the command center for the entire nervous system.
- Brain
- Heart
- Spinal cord
- Liver
A repeated word or phrase used to focus the mind during meditation.
- Mudra
- Mantra
- Mandala
- Mala
This phenomenon describes the eerie feeling that you have already experienced a current situation before.
- Premonition
- Nostalgia
- Deja vu
- Flashback
This phenomenon explains why you can recognize your friend's face instantly but struggle to describe it in detail to a sketch artist.
- State-dependent learning
- Encoding specificity
- Implicit memory
- Recognition over recall
These specialized cells are the primary information-processing units of the brain, transmitting signals through electrical and chemical means.
- Blood cells
- Neurons
- Muscle cells
- Skin cells
The recommended duration for beginners just starting a meditation practice.
- 5-10 minutes
- 30-45 minutes
- 1-2 hours
- 4-6 hours
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