After educating a group of nursing students about the physiology of sleep, the instructor determines that the education was successful when the group identifies which of the following as responsible for maintaining wakefulness?

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From a physiologic perspective, dopamine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), adenosine, histamine, hypocretin, melatonin, and cortisol appear to play roles in changing sleep states (Monti, 2013). Wakefulness is maintained by the reticular activating system in the brain. As the cycle of the reticular activating system dwindles, neurotransmitters that promote sleep take over.

After Educating a Group of Nursing Students About the Physiology