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Week 9 - Consciousness, Sleep Flashcards

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consciousness

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awareness of ourselves and our environment.

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dualism

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idea that the mental and the physical are different ‘substances’

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materialism/monism/reductionism

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mental phenomena can be explained via descriptions of physical phenomena

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AMO 1703-1759 CE

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it is the body rather than the mind which perceives and feels

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conscious awarness

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combination of reciprocal exchange of information across multiple brain regions

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cortical blindness

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loss of vision in one or both eyes resulting from damage to the occipital cortex (either acquired or congenital)

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Area V5

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is responsible for processing visual motion, through feedback to early visual cortex (V1)

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Global Neuronal Workspace Theory

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Neurons share information from broad sets of brain regions (e.g. frontal, inferior parietal and occipital regions) over space and time, converging on a single conscious experience

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Information Integration Theory

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Integrated/shared information across regions in itself is consciousness. The simpler the shared information, the less ‘conscious’ an organism is

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Social Neuroscience Theory

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Our success as an organism depends on our ability to predict the behavior of ourselves and others. We have an internal brain mechanism that constructs models of peoples’ attention and intention. We also direct this at ourselves which produces our conscious experience of ourselves

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mindfulness (high awareness)

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nonjudgmental, yet attentive mental state that is a relatively higher form of awareness / consciousness

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cue (low awareness)

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a stimulus that has a particular significance to the perceiver (e.g., a sight or a sound that has special relevance to the person who saw or heard it)

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hypnosis

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the state of consciousness whereby a person is highly responsive to the suggestions of another; this state usually involves a dissociation with one’s environment and an intense focus on a single stimulus, which is
usually accompanied by a sense of relaxation

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hypnotherapy

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use of hypnotic techniques such as relaxation and suggestion to help engineer desirable change such as lower pain or quitting smoking.

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psychoactive drugs (hallucinogens)

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alter a person’s perceptions, often by creating hallucinations that are not real or distorting their perceptions of time.

Perceptual distortions
Temporal distortions
Euphoria
Rambling thoughts
Excessive laughter
Hunger
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psychoactive drugs (stimulants)

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speed up the body’s physiological and
mental processes

Increased alertness
Increased attention
Higher Energy
Anger
Paranoia
Psychosis
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psychoactive drugs (depressants)

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slow down the body’s physiological and
mental processes

Reduced inhibition
Numbed pain
Loss of balance
Poor coordination
Poor judgment
Euphoria
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circadian rhythms

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physiological sleep-wake cycle. It is influenced by exposure to sunlight as well as daily schedule and
activity. Biologically, it includes changes in body
temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar.

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melatonin

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hormone associated with increased drowsiness and sleep

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awake

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High frequency, low intensity beta waves

As you fall asleep, these change to alpha waves, less frequent, but more consistent and intense

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sleep onset

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This is when you are beginning to fall asleep

Characterized by theta waves

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light sleep

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Features high intensity sleep spindles (important for memory)

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slow wave sleep

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Muscle relaxation

Rapid delta waves start to appear

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rem sleep

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The body is essentially paralyzed

Brain waves similar to being awake, but we are dreaming

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awareness

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conscious experience/capability of having them (distinct from awareness)

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conscious experience

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first person perspective of mental event

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first person perspective

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observations by an individuals own conscious experiences

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phenomology

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description/investigation of first person observations

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contemplative science

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practice (meditation) affect individuals, seek insight from first person observations

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third person perspective

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individual observations confirmed by others

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blindsight

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analyze/respond to visual events, no conscious awareness of seeing stimuli

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decision making

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made through conscious/unconscious information processesing

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flexible correction model

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correct/change beliefs

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trance states

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out of body experiences

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implicit associations test

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measures person’s automatic associations with concepts

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jet lag

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causes disruptions is circadian rhythms

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