why I go to bed after eating a good meal and wake up with a growling stomach, but when I go to bed after having not eaten I wake up not feeling hunger.
If hunger is a conscious experience, it might be because your consciousness only notices the difference between 'just a minute ago' (right before you fell asleep), because you weren't conscious during your sleep. So that, by contrast, it seems you are getting a lot hungrier in a small amount of t…
The Short Answer
If hunger is a conscious experience, it might be because your consciousness only notices the difference between 'just a minute ago' (right before you fell asleep), because you weren't conscious during your sleep. So that, by contrast, it seems you are getting a lot hungrier in a small amount of time. Just a guess though. I do get the feeling that most of our sensory experiences and estimations are based on comparing one time to another, rather than having an absolute value to measure things like hunger, thirst, sleepiness, etc. A quick change in the measured value leads to the body assuming that a need is quickly increases and will need to be satiated soon.
Analysis
Key Concepts: Hunger, conscious, time
This explanation focuses on hunger, conscious, time and spans 115 words across 5 sentences. At 69% above the average Psychology explanation (68 words), this is one of the more thorough answers in this category, reflecting the complexity of the underlying question.
What This Answer Covers
The explanation opens with: “If hunger is a conscious experience, it might be because your consciousness only notices the difference between 'just a “ It then elaborates by explaining the root cause, ultimately building toward a complete picture across 5 connected points.
How This Compares in Psychology
Ranked #73 of 500 Psychology questions by answer depth (top 15%). This places it in the comprehensive tier — the top quarter of most thoroughly answered questions. Questions at this depth typically involve multi-faceted topics requiring nuanced explanation.
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Is there a simple explanation for why why i go to bed after eating a good meal and wake up with a growling stomach, but when i go to bed after having not eaten i wake up not feeling hunger.?
If hunger is a conscious experience, it might be because your consciousness only notices the difference between 'just a minute ago' (right before you fell asleep), because you weren't conscious during your sleep. So that, by contrast, it seems you…
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