Biology 1001A Lecture : Chapter 6.docx
9 Dec 2012
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Chapter 6: states of consciousness (p. 206) (1943) swiss chemist albert hofmann discovered lsd. States of consciousness pattern of subjective experience; a way of experiencing internal and external events: altered state of consciousness variations from normal waking state. Divisions of awareness why you don"t fall off bed, while when you zone out during driving you don"t crash. Consciousness defined: our moment-to-moment awareness of ourselves and our environment. Other people can"t directly know what your reality is, and you can"t experience theirs directly either: dynamic (ever-changing). We drift in and out of various states, but though stimuli change, consciousness is a continuously flowing stream of mental activity (not random perceptions/thoughts) Self-reflective and central to our sense of self. : we always know that is it >> us << that is conscious of whatever our awareness is focused on. Intimately connected with the process of selective attention. Focus conscious awareness on some stimuli; shaft others.
