During REM sleep there is muscle paralysis because:

a. The lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus projects to the cerebellum.
b. The pons sends impulses to the deep nuclei in the cerebellum.
c. The pons sends impulses to the magnocellular nucleus in the medulla.
d. The pons sends impulses to the magnocellular nucleus in the midbrain

C

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