Exam 8: Attention and Consciousness

Rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep is characterized by:

Synchronization at low frequencies leads to ____ attention.

Paralysis will follow if a surgeon cuts the connections between the brainstem and the:

Anesthesia suppresses:

_______ involves the presentation of a stimulus, followed quickly by a presentation of another stimulus.

Covert misdirection requires redirecting:

A coma will follow if a surgeon severs the ______ at the level of the midbrain or upper pons.

What do we call the arrow that points to one of the squares in the orienting paradigm?

These two brain regions play a role in consciousness, as coma patients typically have injury to these parts:

A magician distracting you so you look at a one location while he performs a slight of hand in another is:

Attention is required for awareness.

Conscious perception is a passive process.

An individual suffering from visual extinction is able to notice objects in the left visual field unless:

Conscious state depends only on the cortex.

Activity in the _____ parietal cortex is high for conscious subjects, but not for those in a vegetative state.

Describe how the oddball paradigm can be used to measure both top-down and bottom-up attentional mechanisms. Give an example of each kind of attention in everyday life.

Deep sleep is characterized by:

If a participant registers a change in stimulus and is also conscious of the change, the brain should be:

Behavioral responses to stimuli are measured using a(n):

A central cross and two squares are the primary experimental stimuli used in which type of experiment?