NewsLink: Biological Rhythms and Sleep
This assignment will help you make connections between the science of biopsychology and your daily life, and keep you apprised of the latest developments in the field. You will search BioPsychology NewsLink (3e.mindsmachine.com/news) for a media article related to the Biological Rhythms and Sleep chapter. You can search by keyword using the chapter’s key terms in the list below, or click on the links by chapter. You can also enter one of the keywords on Google (news tab). Once you find a layperson article you’re interested in, complete your journal entry by answering the six assignment questions.
Assignment
The journal is not a paper! Aim for one sentence per prompt. Work offline in a word processing program, but cut and paste your answers into the text box. Kindly do not attach a document.
- What keyword did you search?
- What is the article about?
- How was the research conducted?
- What results caught your eye?
- What conclusions can you draw?
- What is the link to your article?
Key Terms
alpha rhythm
basal forebrain
biological rhythm
cataplexy
circadian rhythm
delta wave
desynchronized EEG
ecological niche
electroencephalography (EEG)
entrainment
fatal familial insomnia
free-running
general anesthetic
infradian
isolated brain
isolated forebrain
K complex
locus coeruleus
melanopsin
melatonin
narcolepsy
night terror
nightmare
non-REM sleep
orexin
period
phase shift
rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep
REM behavior disorder (RBD)
reticular formation
retinohypothalamic pathway
sleep apnea
sleep deprivation
sleep enuresis
sleep paralysis
sleep recovery
sleep spindle
sleep state misperception
sleep-maintenance insomnia
sleep-onset insomnia
somnambulism
stage 1 sleep
stage 2 sleep
stage 3 sleep
sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
tuberomammillary nucleus
ultradian
vertex spike
zeitgeber
