Sunday, July 18, 2010

Research Tools for Personal Project

Useful "Scholarly" Search Engines:

Google Scholarhttp://scholar.google.com/
http://scholar.google.com/

CiteSeer
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/

Scirus: Science only
http://www.scirus.com/

News Articles on Sleep/Dreams:

Popular Science
http://www.popsci.com/

Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/

CNN Health
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/

Discovery News
http://news.discovery.com/

National Geographic News
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/

Resources for APA Citations:

Citation Machine

http://www.citationmachine.net/index2.php?start=&reqstyleid=2#

Purdue OWL: APA Style Guide

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

NoodleTools: (sign up for free trial)
http://www.noodletools.com

Videos on Sleep and Dreaming Research

Click to view YouTube videos on sleep and dreaming research.

Effects of the Lack of Sleep (60 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdpp-EuB2pk

Lucid Dreams (Discovery Channel)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASf55cov5F8

Lucid Dreaming (ABC News)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv4lUSfxlfo&feature=related

Carl G. Jung: The Wisdom of the Dream (PBS)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud7djEcSJdE

Websites on Sleep Disorders

Use these websites to start your research into sleep disorders:

General Resources
Neurology Channel
http://www.neurologychannel.com/sleepdisorders/index.shtml

Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/

Google Health
https://health.google.com/health/ref/Sleep+disorders

WebMD: Sleep Disorders
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/default.htm

Sleep Disorders Guide
http://www.sleepdisordersguide.com/

ALLPSYCH Online
http://allpsych.com/disorders/sleep/index.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Sleep
http://www.cdc.gov/sleep/

Sleep Disorder Channel
http://www.sleepdisorderchannel.com/



Sleep Deprivation
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1690
http://www.sleep-deprivation.com/

http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct01/sleepteen.aspx

http://www.sleepnet.com/depriv.htm

Insomnia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomnia
http://helpguide.org/life/insomnia_treatment.htm
http://www.sleepdisorderchannel.com/insomnia/index.shtml

Sleep Apnea
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/SleepApnea/SleepApnea_WhatIs.html


Sleep Walking

http://www.sleepeducation.com/Disorder.aspx?id=14
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepwalking

Night Terrors

http://www.nightterrors.org/
http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/sleep/a/night_terrors.htm

Sleep Talking
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_eye_movement_behavior_disorder
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/excessive-sleepiness-10/talking-in-your-sleep
http://www.sleepeducation.com/Disorder.aspx?id=16

Narcolepsy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcolepsy
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/narcolepsy/detail_narcolepsy.htm
http://med.stanford.edu/school/Psychiatry/narcolepsy/

Jet Lag

http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/down-with-jet-lag/15213
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_lag

Restless Leg Syndrome
http://www.rls.org/
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/restless_legs/detail_restless_legs.htm

Some helpful websites for general information

Use these websites for helpful background information:


Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brain_basics/understanding_sleep.htm

Sleep Stages
http://library.thinkquest.org/25553/english/basics/brain/index.shtml

Intro to Sleep
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002391/sleep.html

Sleep and Language
http://thalamus.wustl.edu/course/sleep.html

Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/

CNN Health News: Sleep Studies
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/livingwell/sleep/?iref=allsearch