Knowledge catalog
Key terms for second colloquium
- Explain H process of sleep
- Explain C process of sleep
- Is it true that longer the period of wakefulness, the higher the proportion of deep sleep. Why?
- Ventrolateral preoptic nucleus (VLPO) is connected with famous neurotransmiter? Which one?
- Reticular activating system (RAS) is connected with famous nuclei. These two brain parts are important for wakefulness. What is the name of that second nuclei?
- Explain the role of hypocretin neurons. What happens when the function of hypocretin neurons is impaired?
- The role of suprachiasmatic nucleus.
- Influence of melatonin to sleep.
- State of consciousness and dreams.
- Definition and classification of psychedelics
- Psychedelic effects
- Psychological mechanisms of psychodelic
- Ethical and religious consideration of psychoactive drug usage.
- Explain the role of altered states of consciousness in transpersonal psychology
- Explain the role of three main school of consciousness in transpersonal psychology
- Explain through examples the pathological cathegory of altered states of consciousness
- Phenomena of time and space in altered states of consciousness
- Absolutely in the Moment
- Unio Mystica (explain)
- Explain relationship between music and altered states of consciousness: Time Is the Key
- Synesthesia as metacognition. Interpretation of music and altered states of consciousness.
- Free will, psychoactive drugs and consciousness: examples with scopolamine
- Possession as altered states of consciousness, Christianity, and context of Western tradition