PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Myoclonus, Intralaminar Nuclei Of Thalamus, Hypnagogia
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Attention and conscious awareness (cid:862)before (cid:449)e (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious of so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g (cid:449)e ha(cid:448)e to pay atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374) to it(cid:863) joh(cid:374) ratey (cid:894)(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:895) Everything you are thinking about right now! Your awareness of your surroundings and yourself. Stream of consciousness- a continuing flow of changing thoughts (william james, 1890) Inattentional blindness: failure to notice things around us to which we are not paying attention. Blindsight: being unaware of what has reached our attention. Differe(cid:374)t areas of the (cid:271)rai(cid:374) are respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)le for atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d for o(cid:374)e"s a(cid:449)are(cid:374)ess of that attention. Intralaminar nuclei and midline nuclei of the thalamus: Damage unilaterally- loss of awareness of one half of the body. Conscious awareness: being aware of what has reached our attention. Conscious awareness of self develops seems to develop around 18 months. Precociousness: level of awareness in which information can become readily available to consciousness if necessary. Unconscious states: state in which information is not easily accessible to unconscious awareness.
