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What's Your Sleep IQ?


__ **National Sleep Foundation** __ [] A lot of interesting information about sleep.

__ **Lewistown Hospital Sleep Videos** __ The Sleep Center at Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, PA has created a number of short videos on sleep and sleep disorders. While the primary purpose of the video clips is to give potential patients a background on the center's services, they could be of interest/use to you. Includes the following clips: Introduction to sleep study; Multiple sleep latency test; Sleep stages; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep apnea diagnosis; Treatment of sleep apnea; Benefits of treatment; Testimonial; The importance of sleep study. [|http://www.lewistownhospital.org/body.cfm?id=328#videos]

__ **Hypnosis** __

The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis has put together a basic information article on hypnosis designed specifically for the general public. While a bit simplified and biased towards the use of hypnosis, the article provides a good background to this often misunderstood phenomena. The homepage for the ASCH can be found at [] with the article for the general public at [].

__ **"Mouse Party"** __ [] An amusing website that demonstrates the effects of various drugs... on mice... (need to have sound)

__ **"The Doze Family"** __ [] Kind of corny, but a look at the role of sleep in our lives - presented by the National Sleep Foundation.

__ **Videos about narcolepsy and cataplexy** __ []

__ **Neuroscience for Kids site about sleep** __ []

__ **Jessa Gamble: Our Natural Sleep Cycle (TED Talks)** __ media type="custom" key="24173736"

__ **Narcolepsy & Cataplexy videos** __ media type="custom" key="24173758" media type="custom" key="24173768" media type="custom" key="24173776"

__ **Fatal Familial Insomnia** __ This is an extremely rare, but terrible genetic disease that makes it so you cannot sleep - eventually resulting in death. media type="custom" key="24173784" media type="custom" key="24173788"



NIDA Presentations

 * 1) 1 - The Brain & the Actions of Cocaine, Opiates, & Marijuana


 * 1) 2 - The Neurobiology of Drug Addiction


 * 1) 3 - Understanding Drug Abuse & Addiction: What Science Says


 * 1) 4 - The Neurobiology of Ecstasy (MDMA)


 * 1) 5 - Bringing the Power of Science to Bear on Drug Abuse and Addiction



People Can Hallucinate Color at Will:
== //Power of suggestion lets some see imaginary colors, brain scans confirm// == // (National Geographic, 12/7/11) // Click Here to Read Article