PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Danielle Macdonald, Circadian Rhythm, Memory Consolidation
4 Nov 2016
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Psy 102, introduction to psychology lecture 6. Consciousness our subjective experience (how we experience the world) of the world and ourselves. Includes awareness of: thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, events, actions/behaviours. Why do we sleep: central to health and functioning. May also play a role in: memory consolidation immune function: neural development, energy conservation. Circadian rhythm (biological clock: changes in our biological process that occur on a 24-hour cycle, tells us to sleep at night/awake during the day, melatonin(hormone, increases after dark; essential for keeping our biological clock going. How much sleep do we need: most people, 7-10 hrs, students, 9 hrs, babies, 16 hrs, elderly, less sleep then average people. What happens when you don"t sleep: affects mood, sleep deprivation, paying attention, slow reaction times, hallucinations. Rem (rapid eye movement: occurs during stage 5, when vivid dreaming takes place, non-rem sleep occurs during stages 1-4.
