conscieousness
our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment
what is consciousness
REM sleep
what is it called when you dont get enough sleep?
sleep deprivation
what sense (other than taste) helps with taste?
smell
what are the two parts of the central nervous system, CNS
brain and spinal cord
when a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it
blindsight
what are your regular bodily rhythms that occur in a 24 hour cycle
circadian rhythm
what are sudden attacks of overwhelming sleepiness
narcolepsy
how often does the absolute threshold detect minimum stimulus energy
50%
name two altered states of consciousness
manic episodes, drugs, head trauma, sleep/hypnosis/daydreaming, mental health
what sleep stage do you spend the most time in
NREM2
what is the recommended amount of sleep for teenagers?
8-10 hours
what does the vestibular sense enable?
unconscious; processing multiple aspects of a stimulus/problem at a time
parallel processing
name two reasons why we sleep
protection, restore, consolidation, creative thinking, supports growth, conserves energy
what is somnambulism
sleep walking
which photoreceptors processes color?
cones
what controls your circadian rhythm and adjusts melatonin production based on light? (hint- in hypothalamus)
suprashiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
name one of the dream theories
information processing, physiological function, activation synthesis, and cognitive development
what deafness is caused by damage in the inner ear or auditory nerve?
sensorineural deafness