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CogPsych Exam 1

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Billions of neurons in our brain function when?   Every second of our lives  
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Our "lifeline"   Vision capabilities  
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What happens when someone is blind?   The regions of the brain for recognizing emotion, color, facial recognition, and depth perception are redistributed to improve function of other senses  
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Processing speed for streams of data   Different speeds that are synchronized for us to understand them  
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Gun going off and runners taking off   There's a gap between the gun going off and the runners exiting their posts; sensory gap between experience and reaction  
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Our reality vs. the actual event   Our reality is slightly delayed  
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How long is our reality slightly delayed?   About half a second, we are physically incapable of bridging this gap  
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The mind as a city   It's not one single occurrence but all of the different elements that make up the mind; the economy, infrastructure, etc..  
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Reality   The brains' ultimate construction  
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Thalamus   Region of the brain that travels to the visual cortex  
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Internal Model   Our brains rendered simulation  
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Wavelengths we can see:   Only the visible light spectrum; red to violet. Our reality is limited by our biology  
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We perceive...   ...what we've evolved to perceive  
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Synesthesia   A condition in which the brain associates arbitrary things such as words with sensations such as color perception, smells, tastes, etc..  
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What causes psychotic symptoms?   Chemical imbalances, brain damage  
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Is time always perceived the same?   NO! We "slow down" perception of things when there's a high amount of adrenaline, or when our lives are at stke  
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Is there a time when perception is enhanced?   Moments of terror are absorbed differently  
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Amygdala:   Commandeers resources of the rest of the brain to create far more detail than in normal circumstances to ensure survival  
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Man given sight:   Couldn't "see" correctly. Lacked facial recognition and depth perception  
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Man who hit granite going 120 MPH:   Time slowed down and his experience felt a lot longer than mere seconds  
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