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| activation-synthesis theory |
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| states dreams are only byproduct of REM sleep neural activity, serve no particular function |
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| a drug that increases the activity of a neurotransmitter |
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| experienced just before entering sleep cycle when we are relaxed and drowsy, 8-12 cps |
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| a drug that inhibits/decreases neurotransmitter activity |
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| automatic (unconscious) processing |
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takes place when we perform overlearned actions, happen in the background, when we're focused on other things
ex. when driving and you get to a place and you don't recall the specifics of getting there |
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| when we are awake and alert, 15-30 cps |
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daily 24-hr biological cycle --> asleep/awake/asleep/awake
affect body temperature, hormonal secretions, and some other bodily functions
regulated by suprachiasmatic nuclei in the brain (which secretes melatonin which makes us sleepy!!) |
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