PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Preconscious, Retina, Iceberg

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

Tip of the iceberg, conscious awareness of yourself and your environment. Ex. stored knowledge: subconscious: automatic processing of sights, Refers to part of brain which processes information simultaneously: freud"s unconscious: Where all the stuff you"d rather not or cannot face is stored (ex. traumas: non-conscious. Biological clock governing cycles in bodily functions: ** body temperature always goes down while sleeping. Receptors in the retina send input to hypothalamus. Small structure of the hypothalamus sends signals to pineal gland. Leads to the secretion of melatonin which contributes to sleep. What happens when you make changes in your biological clock? regulation. Easier to add additional time to your day. Harder to subtract time from your day. Easiest to wake up when most dreams. In infant, this is where they map out their motor cortex. Longer in the first part of the night. Usually within the first 2 hours of sleep. Stage 5: rem sleep ( beta waves)