PSYC 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Intralaminar Nuclei Of Thalamus, Explicit Memory, Spasm
21 Dec 2016
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Immediate awareness of internal/external states; awareness of surroundings and oneself. William james (1890) described consciousness as a stream of consciousness that continues to flow as thoughts change. Inattentional blindness: failing to notice things around us; not paying attention. Unconsciousness: holds thoughts and memories too painful to deal with: use of repression, pushing memories to the unconscious, repressed memories/thoughts sometimes rise in the form of freudian slips (saying something by accident) and psychological disorders. Ex. riding a bike: explicit memory - consciously aware. Adaptive theory of sleep: conserves energy in the dark because we cannot hunt in darkness, keeps humans away from predators at night. Restorative theory of sleep: restores our brains and bodies after expending energy throughout the day. Sleep occurs as part of the circadian rhythm: 24 hour sleep/wake cycle (bio clock, controlled by suprachiasmatic nucleus (scn, changes depending on body temperature and body pressure.
