PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Slow-Wave Sleep, Signal 2, Parasomnia

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

Materialism = philosophical belief that reality can be known only through an understanding of the physical world of which the mind is a part (thus, consciousness is a physical phenomenon: similar to materialism are: Physicalism view that everything that exists is no more extensive than its physical properties. Monism view that only one kind of substance exists. Only the materialistic interpretation leads itself to the scientific study of consciousness. A person is conscious when he or she is able to report his/her own mental state. The working definition emphasizes the ability to remember and report what a person sees and observes. Global workspace theory of consciousness (proposed by bernard. Researchers are interested in uncovering neural correlates = minimal neuronal mechanisms required to produce a specific conscious precept: aka how different areas of the brain are involved in producing certain kinds of conscious experiences.