Sweet Dreams! Sleep log and dream journal for Unit 5

1. Sleep Log: Create a CHART and record the following data for at least THREE (3) nights (be sure to record data from at least one non-school night where you can get up whenever you want in the morning):

1. Time you fall asleep
2. Time you woke up
3. Number of hours you slept total
4. Number of times you woke up during the night and why
5. Amount of caffeine in the hours before bed, and at what time(s) (one cola, etc.)
6. How you woke up: on your own or by alarm/other person
7. If you remember having any dreams on this night

2. Dream Journal: Be sure to write down at least ONE dream from this weekend in detail, then write five different explanations for your one dream using each of the five dream theories. You may choose to use five different dreams, if you have that many.

Even people who claim they never dream will recall a dream if awakened during the REM sleep stage. Everyone dreams every night. You may have greater success remembering your dreams if you use these tips:

• Keep a pen and paper next to your bed
• At night before bed, tell yourself that you'll remember and write your dream in the morning
• When you wake up, stay laying down with your eyes closed(remember context-dependent memory!) and think about what you were just dreaming
• With the lights still dim, write whatever pieces of your dream you are remembering on the paper you have next to your bed
• If you try the above one night and it doesn't work, try setting you alarm for ten minutes before you normally wake up the next day. You might be able to catch yourself in a the REM (dream) stage that way.

Sweet dreams!

Sleep, Hypnosis, and Drugs: Slides and fun links for Unit 5

The first part of Unit 5, States of Consciousness, is all about sleep, sleep disorders, and dreaming. Here are some fun things to enhance your understanding!

My slides from class
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4xdTlrmZTl3SGJVTFFZMWxWNVU/edit?usp=sharing

Why do we dream? Vsauce video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GGzc3x9WJU

Dream Symbols (Interpret your dream using Freud's Wish-Fulfillment Theory)
http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamdictionary/


And here are a bunch of other related things, including info on lucid dreams:
http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?folder=2100377

Unit 3B Brain Model and Links

Brain Model Assignment!
You will be building a 3D model brain using the material of your choice.
Your model will be due on Friday 10/10, which is also TEST DAY.

-Your brain can be made out of anything you want (clay, ceramic, foam) EXCEPT FOR FOOD. You may NOT use food or anything that is perishable to build your brain.
-You may work with a partner. You may work with someone who has AP psych another period.
-You may create a standing 3D model, a hanging 3D model, or a 3D model that lays flat.
-Your goal is to develop a model that identifies specific structures of the human brain. The structures that you must identify are listed below.
-You may either number the parts of your model and make a key, or you may label them directly on the model.
-Your model should be approximately life-sized and split in half so that we can see the inner sides of both hemispheres. You might want to label the inside of one hemisphere and the outside of the other hemisphere. You don't need to label the same structure twice on the two hemispheres.
-HERE'S A 3D BRAIN MODEL ONLINE YOU CAN ROTATE AND LOOK AT FOR REFERENCE: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/3d/
-Also, if you have an Android or iPhone, you can download the 3D Brain app from The DANA Foundation for free.

This should be fun!!!

(2 points per label)

1. Frontal lobes
2. Parietal lobes
3. Temporal lobes
4. Occipital lobes
5. Cerebellum
6. Motor cortex
7. Sensory cortex
8. Corpus callosum
9. Thalamus
10. Hypothalamus
11. Pituitary gland
12. Medulla oblongata
13. Hippocampus
14. Limbic system
15. Brain stem
16. Reticular Formation
17. Amygdala
18. Broca’s Area
19. Wernicke’s Area
20. Pons
21. Left hemisphere
22. Right hemisphere
23. Visual cortex
24. Auditory cortex
25. Angular gyrus

Extra Credit Brain Song or Cheer:
Write a neuroscience song to the tune of any pop song released in the last year (2013-2014). Your song must include terms and concepts from unit 3A and/or 3B, and it should be informative!
Cheerleaders may instead do a fun and informative cheer.

TED Talks!!!

Whenever you get a chance, watch a few TED Talks. Start with these, but there are so many good ones relevant to your chapter!

The home page is http://www.ted.com/ or you could download the TED app on your smartphone.

and you should start with Jill Bolte Taylor's "Stroke of Insight" talk:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

then you might like Iain McGilchrist's Divided Brain:
http://www.ted.com/talks/iain_mcgilchrist_the_divided_brain.html

and Helen Fisher: The Brain in Love
http://www.ted.com/talks/helen_fisher_studies_the_brain_in_love.html

and for my musicians and rappers, Charles Limb: Your Brain on Improv:
http://www.ted.com/talks/charles_limb_your_brain_on_improv.html


You may also enjoy some other items I've bookmarked for this unit: http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?folder=2098565

Post any other cool links you find in the comments below!