PSYC 1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Slow-Wave Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep
12 Apr 2018
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Consciousness: the nature of consciousness- consciousness is a continually changing stream of mental activity. Consciousness is an awareness of internal and external stimuli. How do we measure brain activity: consciousness arises from activity in distributed networks of neural pathways, brain activity is you measured through brain imaging. Beta, alpha, theta and delta- different patterns of eeg activity are associated with different states of consciousness. Slow wave sleep consists of stages three and four and during which delta"s waves are prominent. During the rem stage, sleepers experience rapid eye movements, brain waves that are characteristic of working thought and vivid dreaming. Psyc1001, final exam study guide, page 2: stage 2- an intermediate stage of sleep predominantly theta activity the theta activity is occasionally interrupted by: Sleep spindles occurring 2-5 times per minute a 1-2 second waxing and waning burst of 12-14.
