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Explain the concept of neuroplasticity.
The brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections, allowing adaptation to new experiences and recovery from damage.
Explain the concept of neurogenesis.
The growth and formation of new neurons, contributing to learning, memory, and brain healing.
What are the states of consciousness?
Spontaneous, physiological, and psychological.
What is Freud's model of levels of awareness?
Conscious, preconscious, and unconscious.
Explain the concept of dual processing.
We process information on two tracks: conscious and unconscious.
Why is neuroplasticity important?
Helps the brain recover from damage, allows for adaptation to new experiences and learning.
Why is neurogenesis important?
Can help heal the brain and contributes to learning and memory.
What are other levels of consciousness?
Subconscious and nonconscious.
What is the focus of cognitive neuroscience?
Understanding how the brain enables us to learn, remember, and make decisions.
What is the unconscious level of awareness?
A reservoir of unacceptable thoughts and feelings that are processed without awareness.
How is neuroplasticity applied in real life?
Blind people have enhanced hearing and deaf people have enhanced visual perception.
How does the mere-exposure effect apply in real life?
That song you didn't like at first but now love.
How does priming apply in real life?
A mental shortcut.
How does dual processing apply in real life?
Driving a car. You're consciously aware of the road, but your unconscious mind is handling many of the small details.
Give an example of a spontaneous state of consciousness.
Daydreaming.
Give an example of a physiological state of consciousness.
Hallucinations.
Give an example of a psychological state of consciousness.
Meditation.
How can neurogenesis impact an individual's abilities?
It can help in healing brain injuries.
How does neuroplasticity impact an individual's behavior?
The brain rewiring itself after a stroke.
How does the conscious level of awareness influence our thoughts?
It guides actions.
What is the effect of brain damage on neuroplasticity?
Neuroplasticity helps the brain recover from damage.
What is the effect of new experiences on neuroplasticity?
Neuroplasticity allows for adaptation to new experiences and learning.
What is the effect of neurogenesis on learning and memory?
Neurogenesis contributes to learning and memory.
What is the effect of food/oxygen deprivation on consciousness?
It can induce physiological states of consciousness.
What is the effect of exposure to a stimulus on priming?
It influences our response to a later stimulus.
What is the effect of compulsive drug craving on addiction?
Negative consequences.
What is the effect of being blind on other senses?
Enhanced hearing abilities.
What is the effect of psychological dependence on addiction?
A desire for the drug.
What is the effect of being deaf on other senses?
Enhanced visual perception.
What is the effect of unconscious desires on behavior?
They can affect behavior.