PSY 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Morphine, Falsifiability, White Matter
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Sleep paralysis: state of being unable to move just after falling asleep or right before waking up (1/3-1/2 uni ppl) Cause by a distribution in the sleep cycle & is often associated with anxiety or even terror, feelings of vibration. Humming noises, & the eerie sense of menacing figures close to or on top of the immobile person. Consciousness: our subjective experience of the world, our bodies, & our mental perspectives. Some say that sleep plays a critical role in memory consolidation; others- its critical for the immune system. The circadian rhythm: the cycle of everyday life. Circadian rhythm: cyclical changes that occur on a roughly 24-hour basis in many biological processes. Biological clock: suprachiasmatic nucleus (scn) in the hypothalamus that controls our levels of awareness. Melatonin: a hormone that triggers feelings of sleepiness, increases after dark. Most of us need 7-10 hours of sleep, newborns are gluttons for sleep & need 16 hours over the course of a day.
