Unit 1 Part 2

Consciousness

Our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment, helps us make sense of our lives, reflect on past, present and future, attention during learning, interpret sensations and emotions

Cognitive neuroscience

study of brain activity linked with cognition (thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating)

study how the physical matter of our brains and bodies helps manifest the consciousness we experience

Dual processing

principle that info is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks

Two minds, each supported by its own neural equipment, on separate tracks “high road-consciousness” & “low road-unconsciousness”

Parallel processing

processing multiple aspects of a stimulus simultaneously, Unconsciously takes care of routine behavior, Evaluates many aspects of a stimulus or problem simultaneously, It is the faster, more automatic type of processing.

Sequential processing

processing one aspect of a stimulus or problem at a time, used to process new information or to solve difficult problems, requires focused attention, slow but more conscious in its approach to the new problem 

Blindsight

a condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it