Article 1: Vyazovskiy, V.V., & Delogu, A. (2014). NREM and REM Sleep: Complementary Roles in Recovery after Wakefulness. The Neuroscientist, 20(3), 203-219. doi: 10.1177/1073858413518152

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What do the authors propose as the benefit to oscillating between NREM and REM sleep?
2. What evidence supports the hypothesis that sleep is important for recovery after a period of activity?
3. In the hypothesis put forth by these authors, what is the function of REM sleep?

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Article 2: Frenda, S.J., Patihis, L., Loftus, E.F., Lewis, H.C., & Fenn, K.M. (2014). Sleep Deprivation and False Memories. Psychological Science, 25(9), 1674-1681. doi: 10.1177/0956797614534694

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What effects does sleep deprivation have on cognitive processes?
2. How did the researchers attempt to manipulate the memory of subjects in this experiment?
3. How were subjects divided into the sleep-restricted versus the reference groups? Could this method of dividing the subjects cause any problems for interpreting the results of this study?

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Article 3: Dorahy, M.J., Brand, B.L., Şar, V., Krüger, C., Stavropoulos, P., Martínez-Taboas, A., . . . Middleton, W. (2014). Dissociative identity disorder: An empirical overview. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48(5), 402-417. doi: 10.1177/0004867414527523

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Why is dissociative identity disorder controversial?
2. What factors can lead to the development of dissociative identity disorder?
3. What research evidence convinces you, or would convince you, that dissociative identity disorder is a valid condition?