Compare each rodent by:
1) Briefly describe your vertebrate (i.e. type of animal, life-span, etc.) How does your vertebrate sleep (i.e. nocturnal, diurnal, amount, sleep stages)?
2) What are the stages of sleep your vertebrate experience (i.e. wake, NREMS 1, 2, 3, 4, REMS)? How does sleep in your vertebrate occur (from birth through old-age)?
3) How does the amount of time your vertebrate experiences in each sleep stage shift from birth to old age?
4) How much time does your vertebrate spend sleeping in each age range? What structural brain areas are responsible for sleep in your vertebrate?
5) What structural brain regions are most active during each sleep stage? How have these structural areas and mechanisms of sleep changed over time in your vertebrate?
6) (Evaluate the evolutionary changes of sleep in your vertebrate.) What do you hypothesize is the function of sleep in your vertebrate?