PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Psilocybin, Nicotine, Endorphins

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Gerry Goldberg

Document Summary

Variation in consciousness subjective experience . ( explain the feeling)-hard to describe. the awareness of internal and external stimuli. consciousness of internal and external stimuli . contrast our awareness of consciousness. brain cause consciousness. biology( thalamus: role in pain). : mental events are caused by physical events in the brain. Selective sensitivity and active mental processing even when asleep. Wandering mind and contol thought past related thoughts. 50% of time mind wandering. can be unrecognizable ( even when you are reading 20-40%). aware that you are wandering. of mental wandering . the brain . taking in of stimuli. Jan 21/26, 2016 wandering you can"t take in all the information we need to take. Mind wondering may be a window of walking mind orders and processes information. Causes of mind wandering factors increase mind wandering. also increase mind wandering. sexually aroused increase mind wandering.