PSY 2012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Lucid Dream, Sleep Paralysis, Circadian Rhythm
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State of being unable to move just after falling asleep or right before waking up. Our subjective experience of the world, our bodies, and our mental perspectives. Cyclical changes that occur on our roughly 24-hour basis in many biological processes. Term for the area of the hypothalamus that"s responsible for controlling our levels of alertness. Darding of the eyes underneath closed eyelids during sleep. Stage of sleep during which the brain is most active and during which vivid dreaming most often occurs non-rem sleep (nrem) Stages 1-4 of the sleep cycle, during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming is less frequent and david. Experience of becoming aware that one is dreaming. Disorder characterized by the rapid and often unexpected onset of sleep. Disorder caused by a blockage of the airway during sleep, resulting in daytime fatigue. Sudden waking episodes characterized by screaming, perspiring, and confusion followed by a return to a deep sleep.