Our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment.

Cognitive neuroscience

The interdisciplinary study of brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language).

The principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious (explicit) and unconscious (implicit) tracks.

A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing or seeing it.

Processing many aspects of a problem or stimulus simultaneously; the brain’s natural mode for information processing.

Sequential processing

Processing one aspect of a problem or stimulus at a time; typically used for novel tasks or complex problem-solving.

A periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness—distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma or anesthesia.

Internal biological clock that regulates bodily rhythms (such as wakefulness and body temperature) on a roughly 24-hour cycle.

Rapid Eye Movement sleep; a recurring stage characterized by vivid dreams, eye movements, and relaxed muscles (paradoxical sleep).

Relatively slow brain waves characteristic of a relaxed, awake state.

Non-Rapid Eye Movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages (N1, N2, N3) except REM sleep.

False sensory experiences, such as seeing or hearing something in the absence of an external visual or auditory stimulus.

Hypnagogic sensations

Bizarre, sensory experiences (like feeling like you are falling or floating) that occur during the transition into N1 sleep.

Large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep (N3).

Suprachiasmatic nucleus

A pair of cell clusters in the hypothalamus that controls the circadian rhythm by regulating melatonin production by the pineal gland.

A sleep disorder characterized by persistent problems falling or staying asleep.

A sleep disorder marked by uncontrollable sleep attacks, where the sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep at inopportune times.

A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings.

REM sleep behavior disorder

A sleep disorder in which the normal muscle paralysis (atonia) during REM sleep is absent, causing the person to physically act out their dreams.

A sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind during REM sleep.

The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation.

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Psych 1.5

Unit test study 1,5 maybe 1.6 tbd.

Term	Definition
Consciousness	Our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment.
Cognitive neuroscience	The interdisciplinary study of brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language).
Dual processing	The principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious (explicit) and unconscious (implicit) tracks.
Blindsight	A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing or seeing it.
parallel processing	Processing many aspects of a problem or stimulus simultaneously; the brain’s natural mode for information processing.
Sequential processing	Processing one aspect of a problem or stimulus at a time; typically used for novel tasks or complex problem-solving.
Sleep	A periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness—distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma or anesthesia.
Circadian rhythm	Internal biological clock that regulates bodily rhythms (such as wakefulness and body temperature) on a roughly 24-hour cycle.
REM SLeep	Rapid Eye Movement sleep; a recurring stage characterized by vivid dreams, eye movements, and relaxed muscles (paradoxical sleep).
Alpha waves	Relatively slow brain waves characteristic of a relaxed, awake state.
NREM Sleep	Non-Rapid Eye Movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages (N1, N2, N3) except REM sleep.
Hallucinations	False sensory experiences, such as seeing or hearing something in the absence of an external visual or auditory stimulus.
Hypnagogic sensations	Bizarre, sensory experiences (like feeling like you are falling or floating) that occur during the transition into N1 sleep.
Delta waves	Large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep (N3).
Suprachiasmatic nucleus	A pair of cell clusters in the hypothalamus that controls the circadian rhythm by regulating melatonin production by the pineal gland.
Insomnia	A sleep disorder characterized by persistent problems falling or staying asleep.
Narcolepsy	A sleep disorder marked by uncontrollable sleep attacks, where the sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep at inopportune times.
SLeep apnea	A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings.
REM sleep behavior disorder	A sleep disorder in which the normal muscle paralysis (atonia) during REM sleep is absent, causing the person to physically act out their dreams.
Dreams	A sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind during REM sleep.
REM rebound	The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation.

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