Student Area

Research Topics: Sleep

We have given Internet links for some of the topics listed below. While these sites should have good information, please be aware that some information you may find on the Internet is just not right. So BEWARE! Good luck with your project.

TOPIC INTERNET LINKS
Alarm clocks (how they have changed over the years, and in different cultures)  
Beds (how they have changed over the years, and in different cultures)  Better Sleep page, About.com/Inventors
Circadian rhythms (including how they affect performance, shiftwork, jet lag, "free running," etc.)  
Napping (including siesta cultures)  
Sleep Disorders (you could focus on one disorder, or many)  
Sleep labs and how labs study sleep  
History of Sleep Research Stanford
Sleep Deprivation  
Sleep cycles  
Snoring  
Sleepwalking  
Animals’ sleep  ThinkQuest, Scholastic article
Infants’ sleep (including SIDS)  
Hypnogogia, Hypnogogic Hallucinations, and Sleep Paralysis  
Drugs that affect sleep (including caffeine and alcohol!)  
Sleep Hygiene  
Sleep in art, music and/or literature  
Cultural Differences in sleep habits Science News article
Yawning Neuroscience for Kids or ABC news story
Sleep experts recommend that school should start later The Oregonian article