Nervous...?

Question

i have to give an informative speech on where dreams originate from and i'm really nervous because i'm kind of unprepared.
i need to provide one or 2 visual aids for the presentation...any suggestions?

i've looked around on the internet and can find dream interpretations, which isnt what i want. i want to know what happens with the brain during REM/NREM sleep
if any of you have any sort of suggestions, i would be so grateful. its on monday and i JUST started.

Answer 1

Here are a few sites to get you started.
As far a presentation try to bring in scans from this page
http://psych.hanover.edu/classes/neuropsychology/WebNotes/SleepScans_files/frame.htm

Good luck!

Answer 2

Go to Google

Type in: "Explain the word REM/NREM sleep"


Hit "Search" button
SCROLL TO and CLICK: "The Roles of NREM and REM Sleep On Memory Consolidation
During REM sleep, which is when most dreams occur, the brain uses much more energy than during non-REM (NREM) sleep. (1) This "waste" of energy coupled with ... (etc)"


Some of the other sites/sources are a little advanced. But you can read through them. You must know something about the subject matter, so what you read may further explain it.
I don't know what grade you are in (or college) but this is a start. You can try the other sites also

(If you also go to:(on the list)
The Roles of NREM and REM Sleep On Memory ConsolidationDuring REM sleep, which is when most dreams occur, the brain uses much more energy than during non-REM (NREM) sleep. (1) This "waste" of energy coupled with ... "

and scroll down you will find some drawings from which you might prepare visual aids.

(Missourin's site (another answerer) as follows:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/sl...
has some excellent graphs for visual aids also)



good luck

Answer 3

Maybe you could have a picture of a restless looking sleeper for someone in REM, and a content looking sleeper for NREM...

NREM sleep: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the electroencephalographic (EEG) recording are typically slow and of high voltage, the breathing and heart rate are slow and regular, the blood pressure is low, and the sleeper is relatively still. NREM sleep is divided into 4 stages of increasing depth leading to REM sleep.

REM sleep is when dreams occur. We have 3 to 5 REM periods per night. They occur at intervals of 1-2 hours apart and are quite variable in length, ranging from 5 minutes to over an hour. REM sleep is characterized by rapid, low-voltage brain waves, irregular breathing and heart rate and involuntary muscle jerks.

About 80% of sleep is NREM sleep. If you sleep 7-8 hours a night, all but maybe an hour and a half is spent in dreamless NREM sleep

Answer 4

Make the most of the time you have left - for the visual aid I would just take in a Dream Catcher - Keep the speech informative with a little humour and make sure you run through it half a dozen times at least, OUT LOUD, time it and make notes of how long each part of the speech takes.

Introduction 30 seconds
main part , however many minutes..
wind up and conclusion etc. etc..
keep to the timings and don't try and ad-lib, you will just get lost.

Answer 5

Calm down, it's Wednesday, you have 4 days; I have a huge project and presentation due on Monday, and I haven't started yet. I'm not telling that that's a good way of studying, but sometimes you just have to do everything in a day or two and it may even work better than prepared things.You need more self-confidence.
Microsoft Power Point presentations don't take a lot of time, and you don't have to hold a bunch of papers in your hands while you're presenting, but you can see a lot of things on the screen, remind yourself and keep the public interested in your topic.
Here are some links related to your topic:
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/041108_Lost_Dreams.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-3.4/breecher.html

Answer 6

Uhhh today is Wednesday where I am.
You could have a pic of eyes closed and describe how during REM sleep rapid eye movement occurs. isnt' that what REM stands for???

Answer 7

I'll be honest with you,your not ready for the speech then your not ready for the job. You can't get by in life thinking people are going to do your work. You put yourself in this position, now you get to reap the rewards.

Answer 8

Try these:
http://www.sleepdisorderchannel.com/rem/
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/sleep.html
http://www.sleepdisorderchannel.com/stages/
http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_rEMSleep

Answer 9

The first image should help with your visual aid.....good luck




http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?search=the+brain+during+rem+sleep&ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ques&ico-yahoo-search-value=http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=AvKLw0D.QfnmWYhTe617RncezKIX/SIG=111gjvvgj/*-http://search.yahoo.com/search&ico-wikipedia-search-value=http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=Am_rMxYsJhD3Fc0vpOas0BkezKIX/SIG=11ia1qo58/**http%3a//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special%3aSearch&p=the%20brain%20during%20rem%20sleep&fr2=tab-web

Answer 10

These might help you out alittle........


http://www.webwhispers.org/newspics/jul03/5ASLEEP.JPG

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~jrand/Physiology/PHYL160/LectureNotes/lecture02_files/frame_files/slide0010_image002.jpg

http://chaoticutopia.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/dali(lg).jpg

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/sleep.html