PSY 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter Quiz: Intralaminar Nuclei Of Thalamus, List Of Thalamic Nuclei, Roger Wolcott Sperry
3 Oct 2014
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Name 2 elements that are involved in conscious awareness: to be fully conscious of an event, we must be aware that we are attending to it. B: weiskrantz"s study suggested that the areas of the brain that allow us to attend to stimuli are different from the areas that make us aware that we are attending to such stimuli. If either the intralaminar or midline nuclei of the thalamus are damaged, people lose consciousness and enter a deep coma. Attention is the same as consciousness: recall your text"s discussion of monitoring, remembering, and planning. Consciousness is oriented to the here and now: it reflects current awareness of the immediate environment. Consciousness entails bringing past experience to bear on the processing of the immediate environment. Conscious awareness is directed toward the present and to the immediate future. An awareness of the immediate environment guides the selection of the next behavior.
