Sleep

• Sleep stages
  • Alpha waves
  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2
    • Sleep spindles
  • Stage 3
    • Delta waves
  • Stage 4
  • REM

The Development of Sleep

• How does sleep change over development?
  • Infant sleep
    • SIDS
  • Adult sleep
  • Sleep disorders

Why do we sleep?

• Why we sleep
  • Sleep deprivation
  • Sleep as a restorative process
  • Sleep as a clock driven process
  • Sleep as an evolutionary relic

Why do we dream?

• Do dreams have a function?
  • Are dreams expression of unconscious wishes?
  • Do dreams function to solve problems?
  • Are dreams a by product of mental housekeeping?
  • Are dreams the result of brain activity?
    • Activation-synthesis theory

Does the menstrual cycle affect mood or thought?

• PMS
  • Physical
  • Emotional changes
  • Cognition

   

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