Why do we wake up when we hear our names?

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Hi,

I just fell asleep in class with the camera off and when the professor called my name to make sure my group was ready to present I immediately woke up to say that I was in the lecture and almost had a heart attack because missing this specific lecture is an automatic fail. I wanted to ask anyone as to why we wake up if someone calls our name even when we’ve been asleep for 10+ minutes, but don’t wake up when hearing other people’s names or the lecture content.

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It even works with visual bright lights. I work in EMS and our CADs (computers in the ambo) would turn red until we tap the screen to acknowledge the call. I worked nights so the screen would basically light up the entire front of the truck. I’ve worked mornings for over a year and we’re even using different CADs and my brain still recognizes it. Left the TV on and the scene had a lot of red and I woke up thinking I had a call. My wife’s reaction was pretty funny but it’s still frustrating to deal with lol

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