Consciousness
What helps us make sense of our life through sensations, emotions, and choices?
conscious awareness
What is the first stage of sleep?
NREM1 (light sleep)
What stage of sleep does rapid eye movement occur?
REM
What helps are eyes see color?
cones
What is the scientific debate between whether human traits are developed or inherited?
nature vs nurture
What is the term for processing information on separate tracks?
Dual processing
What stage of sleep do hypnic jerks occur in?
NREM1 (light sleep)
What happens when you do not get enough sleep?
Sleep deprivation
What is the absolute threshold for seeing a candle at night?
30 miles
What type of drug is marijuana?
Hallucinogen
What is the condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it?
blindsight
What sleep disorder causes trouble falling asleep and staying asleep?
Insomnia
What causes you to act out your dreams while you are asleep?
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
What are the five basic tastes?
Sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami
What are the three types of neurons?
motor, sensory, interneurons
What is the study of brain activity linked with cognition?
Cognitive neuroscience
What stage of sleep do you spend the most time in?
NREM2 (sleep spindles)
What is another name for sleepwalking?
Somnambulism
What is another word for taste?
gustation
Which neurotransmitter reduces activity in nerve cells, and reduces mental and physical stress?
GABA
What is the main difference between parallel and sequential processing?
Parallel is unconscious, sequential is conscious
How much of our life is spent asleep?
1/3
Which dream theory claims that REM sleep may develop/preserve neural pathways in the brain?
Physiological Function
What is caused by damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve?
Sensorineural deafness
What is the junction between the axon tip of sending neuron and the dendrite of the receiving neuron called?
synapse