A patient's hypothalamus was damaged in a stroke. Their sleep-onset time was recorded on five consecutive days.
| Day | Sleep-onset time |
|---|---|
| 1 | 23:00 |
| 2 | 23:20 |
| 3 | 23:40 |
| 4 | 00:00 |
| 5 | 00:20 |
Explain how damage to the hypothalamus could account for the pattern shown.
33 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 6.3 Application: Development of treatments for insomnia, covering 6.3.1 Managing insomnia and 6.3.2 Neurological damage to the hypothalamus. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.