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Copyright © 2001 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved.
ConsciousnessConsciousness
1.1. OverviewOverview2.2. Sleep & DreamsSleep & Dreams3.3. Drug-Induced Drug-Induced
Alterations Alterations in in ConsciousnessConsciousness
4.4. HypnosisHypnosis5.5. Meditation & Religious Meditation & Religious
ExperiencesExperiences
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Consciousness
VisCog DemosVisCog DemosVol 1: SA 1Vol 1: SA 1Vol 1: Parade/CircusVol 1: Parade/CircusVol 2: #2Vol 2: #2
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The nature of consciousness
• Properties:– Intentionality: directed to something– Unity: resistant to division – Selectivity: What we select (usually
what is of interest to the person)•cocktail party phenomenon•cell-phones and driving•Stroop task
– http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/java/ready.html
– Transience: tendency to change•Stream of consciousness
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Levels of Consciousness
• Minimal Full consciousness
• Self-consciousness– mirror self-recognition (in human and non-human
primates)
• Hard to categorize: vegetative states vs. coma vs. minimally responsive – e.g., “Locked-in Syndrome”
fMRI & detecting consciousnessOwen et al. (2006). Detecting awareness in the vegetative state. Science
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Do you want to know the Do you want to know the secret of life? secret of life? (go to: sleep dep slides) (go to: sleep dep slides)
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ConsciousnessConsciousness
• Consciousness – OverviewConsciousness – Overview• SleepSleep• DreamsDreams• Drug-Induced Alterations in Drug-Induced Alterations in
ConsciousnessConsciousness• Hypnosis and MeditationHypnosis and Meditation
Brief OutlineBrief Outline