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According to the textbook focus on neuroscience box titled "the dreaming brain," a pet scan of a person's brain while he or she is in rem sleep would reveal _____ activity in the frontal lobes and primary visual cortex, and _____ activity in certain areas of the limbic system and in the brain areas involved in generating visual images.

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Answers: Decreased; Increased

A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan of the human brain when the person is in Random Eye Movement (REM) sleep would reveal a decreased activity in the frontal lobes and primary visual cortex, and an increased activity in certain areas of the limbic system and the brain.
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