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synapses connections between nuerons(nerve cells)
consciousness Our subjective awareness of _ourselves___ and our _enviornment___.
cognitive neuroscience Combines the study of _brain___ activity with how we learn, think, remember and perceive.
dual processing The principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate _conscious___ and __unconscious__ tracks.
The high road is ____, the low road ____. reflective; intuitive
blindsight A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without __consciously__ experiencing it.
parallel processing _unconsciously___ processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously;
sequential processing __conscious__ processing of one aspect of a problem at a time;
__REM__ sleep, your dreaming brain helps you process painful emotional experiences from the previous day
Sleep a __periodic__, natural loss of consciousness — as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a _coma___, general anesthesia, or hibernation.
Circadian Rhythm Our bodies roughly synchronize with the __24__-hour cycle of day and night thanks to an internal biological clock
EEG records brain wave activity while sleeping.
alpha___ waves occur while we are quietly resting
beta___ waves high-frequency, low-amplitude brain waves that are commonly observed in an awaken state.
hypnagogic___ consciousness the place where we are partially asleep and partially awake.
NREM sleep non-rapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep___
REM sleep rapid eye movement sleep; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur__
NREM-1 you may experience fantastic images resembling __hallucinations__.
NREM-2 20___ minutes of NREM-2 sleep, with its periodic sleep spindles — bursts of rapid, rhythmic brain-wave activity, and __K-complexes_
NREM-3 lasts for about _30___ minutes, your brain emits large, slow __delta__ waves and you are hard to awaken. -deeper than REM sleep
nrem-1 waves alpha__ waves, transitioning to ___theta_ waves
nrem-2 waves theta waves(and k-complexes)
nrem-3 waves delta waves
REM waves theta, delta, and gamma
REM Sleep rapid_ _eye___ __movement__ sleep; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur. -last 10 mins
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN A pair of cell clusters in the __hypothalamus__ that controls circadian rhythm.
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