Unit 1 Part 2

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Consciousness

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our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating)

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Dual Processing

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the principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks

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Blindsight

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a condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it

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Parallel Processing

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processing multiple aspects of a stimulus or problem simultaneously

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Sequential Processing

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processing one aspect of a stimulus or problem at a time; generally used to process new information or to solve difficult problems

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Sleep

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a periodic, natural loss of consciousness - as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation

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Circadian Rhythm

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our biological clock, regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24hr cycle

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REM Sleep

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rapid eye movement sleep, a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur aka paradoxical sleep, muscles sleeping but other body systems are active

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Alpha Waves

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the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state