Sympathetic Nervous System: This boosts the body's alertness and heart rate. Bethany
has not had enough sleep so her body’s alertness will fail.
Glutamate: This plays an important role in learning and memory. Bethany has been staying up late at night so her memory and learning abilities will be heavily impacted.
Sleep Deprivation: Bethany has only been getting 5 hours of sleep when she should be getting at least 8 hours.
Hippocampus: This, like the glutamate, deals with learning and memories, along with emotions. This will be impacted because she has been staying up late.
Broca’s Area: This is linked to speech production. Because Bethany is sleep deprived, this will impact how she performs on the oral exam.
