PSY 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Snoring, Near-Death Experience, Jamais Vu
27 Dec 2017
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10% of americans claim to have met extraterrestrials. Sleep paralysis an experience of being unable to move just before falling asleep or immediately upon awakening. This is caused by a disruption in the sleep cycle and is often associated with anxiety of terror. Consciousness our subjective experience of the world, our bodies, and our mental perspective. Essential for our ability to plan, reason and function. Evolutionary theory it contributes to our survival by conserving our energy, taking us out of circulation at times when we might be most vulnerable to unseen predators, and restoring our strength to fend them off. Circadian rhythm cyclical changes that occur on a roughly 24-hour basis in many biological processes (including hormone release, brain waves, body temperature, and drowsiness. Biological clock term for the suprachiasmatic (cid:374)u(cid:272)leus i(cid:374) the h(cid:455)pothala(cid:373)us that"s respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)le for (cid:272)o(cid:374)trolli(cid:374)g our levels of alertness. This occurs as levels of hormone melatonin, which triggers sleepiness, increase after dark.
