State Of Consciousness Flashcards

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Cognitive neuroscience

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A field where specialist from many other fields are interested in the connection between mental processes and the brain

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Consciousness

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The process in which one is aware in world we live in

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Nonconscious processes

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Any brain process that doesn’t involve conscious processing

Ex: chewing gum , walking & breathing at the same time

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Preconscious memories

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Information that was once conscious , but is now in the back of your head until recalled by conscious voluntarily or something catches its attention to them

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Unconscious

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Level of processing that occur without awareness ; the mind operating well outside the conscious mind .

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Daydreaming

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When attention is shift to memories , expectations , desires , or fantasies and away from immediate situation

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Circadian rhythms

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Bodily patterns that repeat every 24 hours in both sleep & wakefulness cycle

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REM sleep

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A stage in sleep which occur every 90 minutes , marked by the rapid eye movements occurring under closed eyelids . REM sleep periods are associated with dreams

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Non-REM (NREM) sleep

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Recurring periods associated with the deeper stage of sleep with no rapid eye movement

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Sleep paralysis

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Cant move your muscles while sleeping except the eyes muscles (normally occur in REM sleep)

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REM rebound

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Increase of REM sleep cause by REM sleep deprivation

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Sleep debt

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Not getting the right amount of sleep that is require to function right

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Manifest content

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Dreams story line

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Latent content

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The suppose symbolic meaning of the dream

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