Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Sleep Spindle, Sleep Deprivation, Problem Solving

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Circadian rhythms (what we are not aware of): Daily cycles influences our behaviour: blood pressure, body temperature, chemical concentrations. 25 hour clock to test this stick people into a cave and find that their clock will adapt. Peak levels in late afternoon (best time for physical tasks) Superchiasmatic nucleus controls, above optic chiasm . Darkness removes the inhibition (disinhibition) resulting in more melatonin: feel tired. Phase advance more difficult than phase delay: eg. flying vancouver to halifax is more problematic than east to west. To solve: take melatonin, jury still out need more testing , etc. Probably works by relieving daytime fatigue: avoid jet lag: Consciousness is the awareness of the relationship between self and the external world. Info is not currently available but could be: eg. What does your parent"s house look like: tip of the tongue. Info not accessible, but a lot of it affects you cannot get to it: eg.