PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes -Slow-Wave Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Circadian Rhythm

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The nature of consciousness: (chapter 5) somniloque - sleep talking narcolepsy - falling asleep uncontrollably during daily routines. consciousness - the awareness of internal and external stimuli. your consciousness is continuously changing - called the stream of consciousness. Mind wandering - peoples experience when they think of task unrelated thoughts. estimated 15-50% of time. Studies show might occur less if the task is one that requires a lot of cognitive resources. Controlled (judgments or thoughts) and automatic processes (unconsciousness or unintentional) experiment i. e. ) people rating faces unaware of associated smell. When exposed to light retina sends direct inputs to a structure in the hypothalamus called the superchiasmatic nucleus which sends a signal to the pineal gland which may secrete appropriate hormones. (i. e. melatonin - sleep hormone) Melatonin decreases the effects. lack of sleep: decrease immunity carefully timed light exposure: can realign the circadian rhythms. Awake: low voltage high frequency beta waves. drowsy: alpha waves prominent.

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