PSYC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Motor Coordination, Narcolepsy, Psychological Dependence
10 Aug 2016
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You are aware of what is going on but not entirely in control. Automatic process: ex: driving same road every day and realized sometimes you don"t remember getting to a certain area before your destination. We are more tired in the late afternoon. Goes down in afternoon and goes back up in the evening. Very few of us follow our circadian rhythm. Also increase cancer, blood pressure, anxiety, stress, depression. You can dream during non-rem however they are less active and insignificant and largely forgotten. Non-rem are calming and slowing of most functioning. Don"t always need to cycle through all 4 to get back to where you were if you woke up very briefly. Stage 3: slowing rate of all bodily function. Sleep spindles are sudden burst of brain activity. Usually we go through every stage early in the night before going to rem. Age trends: newborn spend 16hrs in sleep and most of their sleep is in rem.
