PSY 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Traumatic Brain Injury, Circadian Rhythm, Change Blindness
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Explain how brian gives rise to consciousness. Discuss how unconscious processes influence thought and behavior. Consciousness consists of one"s moment-by-moment personal (subjective) experiences. Traumatic brain injury (tbi) is impairment in mental functioning causing by a blow to or very sharp movement of the head, commonly caused by an accident or a sports injury. Change blindness because we cannot attend to everything in the vast array of visual information available, we are often blind to large changes in our environments. Subliminal perception occurs when stimuli get processed by sensory systems but, because of their short durations or subtle forms, do not reach consciousness. Discuss the functions of sleeping and dreaming. Circadian rhythms patterns made by brain activity and other physiological processes. 4. 5 sleep is an altered state of consciousness. Rem sleep brain is active but most of the bodies muscles are paralyzed. Obstructive sleep apnea while asleep they stop breathing for short periods.
