PSYC 2240 Chapter : Bio Basis Ch 9

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2240
• Professor: Pauline Charlton

Document Summary

Shift work: only some people are able to do the night shift, however it is easier if people sleep in dark rooms during the day and work in brighter light at night. The superchiasmatic nucleus (scn: the scn is found in the hypothalamus, which is above the optic chiasm. Is the controller of the circadian rhythms, and is responsible for the changes of body temperature (even when outside of the body, the scn can still create c. r. This average light amount is what allows the scn to track the time of day. Minimally conscious state: a state higher than being vegetative, where person can show purposeful action and limited amount of speech (can last for months - years) Impaired ability to breath while sleeping, even if you may not remember being awoken by the problem: people with this problem have problems with lost neuron and can be caused by genetics, hormones, old age or obesity.