Memory and States of Consciousness

Brief sidesteps into sleep lasting only seconds.

• Microsleep

• Circadian Rhythm

• Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep

• Sleep Apnea

A relatively psychologically active type of sleep when most of a person’s dreaming takes place; voluntary muscles are inhibited, making the person move very little.

• Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep

• Non-REM Sleep

A machine that allows scientists to record the brain-wave activity as a person passes through the various stages of sleep and to determine what type of sleep the person has entered.

• Electroencephalography (EEG)

• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan

• Computed Tomography (CT or CAT) Scan

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

The inability to get to sleep, stay asleep, or get a good quality of sleep.

• Insomnia

• Sleep Apnea

• Narcolepsy

• Microsleep

A type of snoring in which the person stops breathing for 10 seconds or more.

• Sleep Apnea

• Narcolepsy

• Microsleep

• Insomnia

When a user’s body craves the drug they are experiencing _____, whereas when the use believes that the drug is needed to continue a feeling of emotional or psychological well-being, they are experiencing _____.

• Physical Dependence; Psychological Dependence

• Psychological Dependence; Physical Dependence

Drugs that increase the functioning of the nervous system. Amphetamines, Cocaine, Nicotine, Caffeine.

• Stimulants

• Depressants

• Hallucinogenics

A stage of sleep characterized by a high level of brain activity, deep relaxation of muscles, and dreaming.

• Stage II

• Stage III

• REM Sleep

• Dream Stage

Some researchers believe that we sleep to...

• perchance, to dream

• recover from stress

• encode memories

• clear our mind of useless information

• all of the above

Which brain part is responsible for facilitating explicit memories?

• brain stem
• cerebellum
• amygdala
• hippocampus