PSYC 1020H Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Frontal Lobe, Perspiration, Microsleep
8 Dec 2016
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Scuba diver study: learning a work list in water vs. out of water, must be back in to same state to do well to recall the words. Manipulation: 10oz of 80 proof vodka 24hr study test delay. Standard 2x2: (i) intoxicated/i, s(ober)/ s i/s s/i. If intoxicated at the time of learning the info, then asked to recall when intoxicated, you do good. Cerebral blood flow better in right hemisphere than the left. Left hemisphere categorical meaning of words. Right hemisphere emotional meaning of words. Insomnia: most common (50% of adults, habitual sleeplessness, possible causes: excessive noise, stress, drugs, medications, pain, uncomfortable temperature, sleep, parodic limb movement disorder. Inappropriate conditioning may facilitate the development of insomnia. Narcolepsy: unexpected periods of sleepiness during the day, affects about 40 per 100, 000 people, 15-25 yrs. Cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations: cause: loss of certain neurons in hypothalamus, treatment typically involves stimulus (e. g. amphetamines, methylphenidate)
