State of Wakefulness

A State of Wakefulness is a conscious state in which a cognitive agent maintains physiological arousal and has intentional control over their bodily functions and cognitive processes.

• AKA: Wakeful State, Conscious Wakefulness, Aroused State, Alert State.
• Context:
  • It can (typically) involve State of Wakefulness Neural Activity in the state of wakefulness brain stem and state of wakefulness cerebral cortex.
  • It can (typically) enable State of Wakefulness Sensory Processing of state of wakefulness environmental information.
  • It can (typically) support State of Wakefulness Motor Control of state of wakefulness voluntary movements.
  • It can (typically) facilitate State of Wakefulness Cognitive Functions including state of wakefulness attention, state of wakefulness perception, and state of wakefulness reasoning.
  • It can (typically) maintain State of Wakefulness Conscious Experience with state of wakefulness subjective awareness.
  • It can (typically) enable State of Wakefulness Executive Control over state of wakefulness cognitive resources.
  • It can (typically) support State of Wakefulness Environmental Interaction through state of wakefulness adaptive responses.
  • It can (typically) correlate with State of Wakefulness Neurochemical Balance of state of wakefulness neurotransmitters.
  • It can (typically) demonstrate State of Wakefulness Behavioral Indicators including state of wakefulness eye movements and state of wakefulness postural control.
  • It can (typically) include State of Wakefulness Self-Awareness of one's state of wakefulness identity and state of wakefulness surroundings.
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  • It can (often) involve State of Wakefulness Attentional Fluctuation during state of wakefulness extended durations.
  • It can (often) support State of Wakefulness Problem Solving through state of wakefulness deliberate cognition.
  • It can (often) enable State of Wakefulness Social Interaction via state of wakefulness interpersonal engagement.
  • It can (often) include State of Wakefulness Memory Formation through state of wakefulness encoding processes.
  • It can (often) facilitate State of Wakefulness Learning during state of wakefulness information acquisition.
  • It can (often) maintain State of Wakefulness Emotional Processing of state of wakefulness affective responses.
  • It can (often) demonstrate State of Wakefulness Temporal Awareness across state of wakefulness experiential duration.
  • It can (often) utilize State of Wakefulness Language Processing for state of wakefulness communicative functions.
  • It can (often) support State of Wakefulness Goal-Directed Activity through state of wakefulness intentional planning.
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  • It can range from being a Drowsy State of Wakefulness to being a Highly Alert State of Wakefulness, depending on its state of wakefulness arousal level.
  • It can range from being a Basic State of Wakefulness to being a Complex State of Wakefulness, depending on its state of wakefulness cognitive integration.
  • It can range from being a Minimal State of Wakefulness to being a Full State of Wakefulness, depending on its state of wakefulness consciousness level.
  • It can range from being a Fragmented State of Wakefulness to being an Integrated State of Wakefulness, depending on its state of wakefulness neural synchronization.
  • It can range from being a Brief State of Wakefulness to being a Sustained State of Wakefulness, depending on its state of wakefulness temporal persistence.
  • It can range from being a Passive State of Wakefulness to being an Active State of Wakefulness, depending on its state of wakefulness engagement level.
  • It can range from being an Automatic State of Wakefulness to being a Deliberate State of Wakefulness, depending on its state of wakefulness volitional control.
  • It can be measured using State of Wakefulness Assessment Tools such as state of wakefulness physiological monitors.
  • It can be modulated by State of Wakefulness Regulatory Processes including state of wakefulness circadian rhythms.
  • It can be influenced by State of Wakefulness External Factors such as state of wakefulness environmental stimulation.
  • It can be altered by State of Wakefulness Pharmacological Agents affecting state of wakefulness neural activity.
  • It can be disrupted by State of Wakefulness Pathological Conditions affecting state of wakefulness brain function.
  • It can support State of Wakefulness Conscious Decision Making through state of wakefulness deliberative processes.
  • It can enable State of Wakefulness Reflective Thought about state of wakefulness mental content.
  • It can involve State of Wakefulness Sensorimotor Integration for state of wakefulness coordinated action.
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• Examples:
  • State of Wakefulness Types by biological implementation, such as:
    • Mammalian States of Wakefulness, such as:
      • Human State of Wakefulness with state of wakefulness complex cognition.
      • Primate State of Wakefulness demonstrating state of wakefulness tool use.
      • Canine State of Wakefulness showing state of wakefulness environmental scanning.
      • Feline State of Wakefulness exhibiting state of wakefulness predatory attention.
    • Avian States of Wakefulness, such as:
      • Corvid State of Wakefulness displaying state of wakefulness problem-solving ability.
      • Parrot State of Wakefulness demonstrating state of wakefulness communicative capacity.
      • Migratory Bird State of Wakefulness maintaining state of wakefulness navigational awareness.
    • Reptilian States of Wakefulness, such as:
      • Monitor Lizard State of Wakefulness with state of wakefulness predatory vigilance.
      • Turtle State of Wakefulness exhibiting state of wakefulness environmental monitoring.
  • State of Wakefulness Types by arousal level, such as:
    • Hypervigilant State of Wakefulness with heightened state of wakefulness sensory sensitivity.
    • Relaxed State of Wakefulness maintaining state of wakefulness calm attention.
    • Drowsy State of Wakefulness showing reduced state of wakefulness attentional focus.
    • Microsleep State of Wakefulness with momentary state of wakefulness attentional lapses.
  • State of Wakefulness Types by cognitive engagement, such as:
    • Flow State of Wakefulness with optimal state of wakefulness task engagement.
    • Meditative State of Wakefulness featuring state of wakefulness directed attention.
    • Diffuse State of Wakefulness with state of wakefulness open awareness.
    • Focused State of Wakefulness demonstrating state of wakefulness concentrated attention.
  • State of Wakefulness Types by clinical relevance, such as:
    • Normal State of Wakefulness in state of wakefulness healthy individuals.
    • Post-Sedation State of Wakefulness during state of wakefulness anesthesia recovery.
    • Fluctuating State of Wakefulness in state of wakefulness delirium conditions.
    • Confusional State of Wakefulness with impaired state of wakefulness reality orientation.
  • State of Wakefulness Types by temporal pattern, such as:
    • Morning State of Wakefulness influenced by state of wakefulness circadian activation.
    • Extended State of Wakefulness during state of wakefulness sleep deprivation.
    • Interrupted State of Wakefulness with periodic state of wakefulness conscious disruption.
    • Stabilized State of Wakefulness maintained through state of wakefulness consistent arousal.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Sleep State, which lacks state of wakefulness conscious awareness and state of wakefulness environmental responsiveness.
  • Coma State, which involves profound state of wakefulness neural activity reduction and absence of state of wakefulness voluntary movement.
  • Vegetative State, which maintains state of wakefulness physiological functions without state of wakefulness conscious experience.
  • Anesthetized State, where pharmacological agents temporarily suspend state of wakefulness neural processes.
  • Sleepwalking State, which combines sleep-related neural patterns with partial motor functions without state of wakefulness conscious control.
  • Minimally Conscious State, which shows intermittent state of wakefulness awareness signs but lacks state of wakefulness consistent responsiveness.
  • Deep Meditative State, which can exhibit altered consciousness while maintaining different neural activation patterns from state of wakefulness brain activity.
  • Unconscious State, which lacks state of wakefulness awareness despite potential physiological arousal.
• See: State of Consciousness, State of Being Aware, Conscious Experience, Arousal Level, Neural Correlates of Consciousness, Circadian Rhythm, Sleep-Wake Cycle, Attention, Alertness, Vigilance, Mind, Cognition, Conscious Vigilance, Conscious Awareness, Phenomenology, Subjective Experience, Human Brain, Ambulation, Sleep, Consciousness

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References

2014

• (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakefulness Retrieved:2014-11-9.
  • Wakefulness is a daily recurring brain state and state of consciousness in which an individual is conscious and engages in coherent cognitive and behavior responses to the external world such as communication, ambulation, eating, and sex. Being awake is the opposite of the state of being asleep in which most external inputs to the brain are excluded from neural processing.

2009

• https://www.inkling.com/read/psychology-gregory-feist-erika-rosenberg-2nd/chapter-6/two-dimensions-of-consciousness
  • We defined consciousness as the extent to which we are aware of our surroundings and of what’s in our mind at a given moment. But consciousness really has two aspects to it: the degree to which we are awake and the degree to which we are aware. Wakefulness refers to alertness, or the extent to which a person is awake or asleep. Awareness refers to the monitoring of information from the environment and from one’s own thoughts (R. T. Brown & Ryan, 2003). Usually wakefulness and awareness go hand in hand, but they do not always work together. A person can be awake but not very aware, as is true in vegetative states or extreme drunkenness.

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