This class is taught in English.

Students will be able to identify various neurotransmitters involved in sleeping. Students will be able to identify the part of the brain involved in the control of sleep. Students will be able to define a theory. Students will be able to describe various theories related to the meaning of dreams. Students will be able to explain how our brain constructs dreams.

We will have an informal assessment in the form of a review game at the end of class.

55 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

We will be referring to the books 'Creating Mind: How the Brain Works" by John E. Dowling and "Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams" by Matthew Walker multiple times throughout the class. These books are written by highly knowledgeable experts in the field of neuroscience and are filled to the brim with interesting and accessible explanations for how certain brain functions work. 

We'll also reference the following scholarly web sources:
University of Washington's "Neuroscience for Kids" website - https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html
"Why do We Sleep, anyway?" from Harvard University Medical School's 'Healthy Sleep' program - https://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/benefits-of-sleep/why-do-we-sleep
Washington State University Psych 105 Open Source Textbook Section 4.2 - Sleep and Why We Sleep - https://opentext.wsu.edu/psych105/chapter/sleep-and-why-we-sleep/