Macbook pro dims and then brightens within a second

I have my macbook pro 2.4 ghz 15" set to automatically reduce brightness before display goes to sleep. When it does this, the display sometimes dims and the keyboard shuts off like its supposed to but other times the display dims and then within a second it brightens and the keyboard stays dark. I'm not sure why this is. I mean it doesn't do it more than it does but its still frustrating. Is it due to the 10.6.5 OS?

Could it be related to the ambient light sensor? Turn it off and see. The check box for this can be found in Displays Preferences.

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