CAS PS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Lucid Dream, Slow-Wave Sleep, Modafinil
24 Oct 2018
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Exam 2 next tuesday (10/30/18): most information. Not safe to sleep through the night in deep slow wave sleep- go into rem to be able to wake more easily and be alert. (new) lucid dreaming- controlling your dreams (what you want) Hobson: something the brain does for its own benefit . A by-product of brain activities during sleep that result in random signals (activation) A sort of narrative or synthesis" that attempts (slides) Meaning is built into dream- not intrinsic. The pons sends electrical charges to forebrain and dreamer makes sense of charges by creating a storyline (synthesize meaning from chaos) Manifest: cop pulling you over in dream. Latent: homophobic tendencies for men in uniforms. Does not say it requires a sexual component. Correct: they relate to out emotional concerns. Incorrect: they reflect thinly disguised wishes and wish fulfillment . May be a deficiency in hypocretin/orexin in hypothalamus. May be autoimmune disorder (hla, human leukocyte, antigen related)
