Sleep & Psychology

We spend 1/3 of our lives asleep (some of us even more) - why is sleep so important to our survival?  What is the difference between deep sleep and REM sleep?  How does sleep affect your health? How does sleep affect your intelligence and development?  These are some of the questions we are going to examine in our unit on sleep and psychology.

Article from Time Magazine:   http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1009765-1,00.html

Video from 60 Minutes:    http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4181992n

PowerPoint from Class:    http://bdoughertyamschool.wikispaces.com/Grade+10+documents+-+2010-2011

The Limits of the Human Brain

When the human body/brain are pushed to extremes we find out that the brain is capable of things we never imagined.  Watch the videos to find out what your brain is able to achieve.

Video Response Questions (completed in class):    http://bdoughertyamschool.wikispaces.com/Grade+10+documents+-+2010-2011

Quiz: the Brain

Your quiz on Friday, October 1st will cover the information from your notes in class as well as the 10 questions answered last week on your blog and the information covered in class regarding the case study of Phineas Gage.  We will have a short review in class this week - please see me with any questions.

PowerPoint presentation from class:    http://bdoughertyamschool.wikispaces.com/Grade+10+documents+-+2010-2011

Lost And Found -- Cognitive Scientists Use fMRI To Watch Brains While Eyes Search

ScienceDaily  -- Cognitive scientists ran an experiment to understand how the brain searches for an object with a known shape. They asked subjects to track the movement of dots, and used fMRI to see which parts of the brain activated. The fMRI showed that when the brain is looking for a particular feature, such as a certain shape or color, it is searching for that feature everywhere in the visual field, not just in the spot where the eyes focus.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/0207-lost_and_found.htm