Copyright © 2001 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved.Consciousness 1.Overview 2.Sleep & Dreams 3.Drug-Induced Alterations in Consciousness 4.Hypnosis 5.Meditation & Religious Experiences
Copyright © 2001 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved. Consciousness VisCog Demos Vol 1: SA 1 Vol 1: Parade/Circus Vol 2: #2
Copyright © 2001 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved. 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 – ready.html ready.htmlhttp://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/java/ ready.html –Transience: tendency to change Stream of consciousness
Copyright © 2001 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 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 consciousness Owen et al. (2006). Detecting awareness in the vegetative state. Science
Copyright © 2001 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved. Do you want to know the secret of life? (go to: sleep dep slides)
Copyright © 2001 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved.Consciousness Consciousness – OverviewConsciousness – Overview SleepSleep DreamsDreams Drug-Induced Alterations in ConsciousnessDrug-Induced Alterations in Consciousness Hypnosis and MeditationHypnosis and Meditation Brief Outline