Consciousness and Its Variations

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Consciousness and Its Variations

• Introduction Consciousness Experiencing the
  Private I
• Biological and Environmental Clocks That
  Regulate Consciousness
• The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus The Bodys Clock
• Life Without a Sundial Free-Running Circadian
  Rhythms
• Circadian Rhythms and Sunlight Some Practical
  Implications

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Consciousness and Its Variations

• Sleep
• The Dawn of Modern Sleep Research
• The Onset of Sleep and Hypnagogic Hallucinations
• The First 90 Minutes of Sleep and Beyond
• Stage 1 NREM
• Stage 2 NREM
• Stage 3 and Stage 4 NREM
• REM Sleep
• Beyond the First 90 Minutes
• Changes in Sleep Patterns over the Lifespan 

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Consciousness and Its Variations

• Sleep, continued
• Why Do We Sleep?
• The Restorative Theory of Sleep
• The Adaptive Theory of Sleep
• Sleep Disorders Troubled Sleep
• Insomnia
• Sleep Apnea
• Sleepwalking and Night Terrors
• REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
• Narcolepsy

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Consciousness and Its Variations

• Dreams and Mental Activity During Sleep
• The Brain During REM Sleep
• REM and Memory Consolidation
• What Do We Dream About?
• Why Dont We Remember Our Dreams?
• Nightmares
• Lucid Dreams
• The Significance of Dreams
• Sigmund Freud Dreams as Fulfilled Wishes
• The Activation-Synthesis Model of Dreaming
• Some Observations About the Meaning of Dreams

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Consciousness and Its Variations

• Hynosis
• Effects of Hypnosis
• Sensory and Perceptual Changes
• Posthypnotic Suggestions
• Hypnosis and Habit Control
• Hypnosis and Memory
• The Limits of Hypnosis
• Explaining Hypnosis Consciousness Divided?
• Meditation
• Effects of Meditation

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Consciousness and Its Variations

• Psychoactive Drugs
• Common Properties of Psychoactive Drugs
• Biological Effects of Drugs
• Psychological and Environmental Influences
• Why Do People Abuse Drugs?
• The Depressants Alcohol, Barbiturates, and
  Inhalants
• Alcohol
• Barbiturates and Tranquilizers
• Inhalants
• The Opiates From Poppies to Demerol

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Consciousness and Its Variations

• Psychoactive Drugs, continued
• The Stimulants Caffeine, Nicotine, Amphetamines,
  and Cocaine
• Caffeine and Nicotine
• Amphetamines and Cocaine
• Psychedelic Drugs Mescaline, LSD, and Marijuana
• Mescaline and LSD
• Marijuana

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Consciousness and Its Variations

• Summing Up Consciousness and Its Variations
• Application Improving Sleep and Mental Alertness
• Summary