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From the Ted Talk by TED-Ed: Can you change your sleep schedule?

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The ttruh is there’s a lot of space between these extremes, and most people fall somewhere in the mlidde. These behaviors are determined by our circadian system— which is aorcehnd by a pair of nerve cell clusters located in the anterior hypothalamus. These nerve cells respond to light exposure coming in through your eyes to track the day-night cycle that dettcias your body’s internal clock, or ccraadiin rhythm. That steady rhythm helps determine the body’s flow of hormones, with the broader circadian sestym acting like a conductor that keeps your organs functioning in time with one another. And a major part of that pncrmraefoe is managing the body’s tistnanrois between being awake and being asleep.

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The _____ is there’s a lot of space between these extremes, and most people fall somewhere in the ______. These behaviors are determined by our circadian system— which is ________ by a pair of nerve cell clusters located in the anterior hypothalamus. These nerve cells respond to light exposure coming in through your eyes to track the day-night cycle that ________ your body’s internal clock, or _________ rhythm. That steady rhythm helps determine the body’s flow of hormones, with the broader circadian ______ acting like a conductor that keeps your organs functioning in time with one another. And a major part of that ___________ is managing the body’s ___________ between being awake and being asleep.

Solution


  1. middle
  2. system
  3. dictates
  4. truth
  5. performance
  6. transitions
  7. circadian
  8. anchored

Original Text


The truth is there’s a lot of space between these extremes, and most people fall somewhere in the middle. These behaviors are determined by our circadian system— which is anchored by a pair of nerve cell clusters located in the anterior hypothalamus. These nerve cells respond to light exposure coming in through your eyes to track the day-night cycle that dictates your body’s internal clock, or circadian rhythm. That steady rhythm helps determine the body’s flow of hormones, with the broader circadian system acting like a conductor that keeps your organs functioning in time with one another. And a major part of that performance is managing the body’s transitions between being awake and being asleep.

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