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René Descartes
mind-body problem
Cartesian Theater
philosophical zombie
problem of other minds
Thomas Nagel
minimal consciousness
self-consciousness
mark test
“hard problem” of consciousness
unity
intentionality
selectivity
transience
cocktail-party phenomenon
dichotic listening task
selective attention
change blindness
inattentional blindness
thought suppression
dual-process theory
System 1
System 2
priming
mere-exposure effect
circadian rhythm
zeitgeber
suprachiasmatic nucleus
pineal gland
melatonin
sleep cycle
EEG (electroencephalogram)
alpha waves
NREM stage 1
theta waves
hypnagogic imagery
hypnic jerk
NREM stage 2
sleep spindle
K-complex
NREM stage 3
delta waves
slow-wave Sleep
REM
paradoxical sleep
sleep deprivation (chronic, acute)
insomnia
sleep apnea
sleepwalking / somnambulism
night terrors
REM behavior disorder
narcolepsy
cataplexy
polyphasic sleep
Sigmund Freud
manifest content
latent content
dream interpretation
activation-synthesis hypothesis
information processing theory
memory consolidation
lucid dreaming
agonist
antagonist
homeostasis
neuroadaptation
tolerance
dependency
withdrawal
psychological addiction
stimulant
depressant
narcotic
opiates
hallucinogen
hypnosis
hypnotic suggestibility
analgesia
post-hypnotic amnesia
role theory of hypnosis
dissociation theory of hypnosis
focused attention meditation
mantra
mindfulness meditation
relaxation response
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