Special thanks to Professor Barbara Chapman of UC Davis' Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior department for facilitating this project through the Davis Honors Challenge. References and picture credits are listed below.
- Graven, Stanley N., M.D., and Joy V. Browne, PhD. "Sleep and Brain Development: The Critical Role of Sleep in Fetal and Early Neonatal Brain Development." Newborn & Infant Nursing Review 8 (2008): 173-179. Web. 18 May 2010.
- Marks, Gerald A., James P. Shaffery, Arie Oksenberg, Samuel G. Speciale, and Howard P. Roffwarg. "A functional role for REM sleep in brain maturation." Behavioural Brain Research 69 (1995): 1-11. Web. 18 May 2010.
- Sadeh, Avi and Thomas F. Anders. "Infant Sleep Problems: Origins, Assessment, Interventions." Infant Mental Health Journal 14 (1993): 17-34. Web. 27 May 2010.
- Sherwood, Lauralee. Human Physiology From Cells to Systems, 7th Edition. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2010, 2007. Print.
- Nicholls, John G., A. Robert Martin, Bruce G. Wallace and Paul A. Fuchs. From Neuron to Brain, 4th Edition. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2001. Print.
- Picture 1: Introduction. http://picsdigger.com/keyword/infant%20brain%20development/
- Picture 2: The Adult Sleep Cycle. Graphic created by Amelia Goodfellow.
- Picture 3: Sleeping Like a Baby: Development of the Infant Sleep Cycle. http://www.mychildhealth.net/children-sleep-pattern.html
- Picture 4: Understanding Formation of Synaptic Connections. http://scienceblogs.com/purepedantry/2006/07/background_to_the_20_year_coma.php
- Picture 5: Importance of REM Sleep in Developing Infants and Neonates. Graven, Stanley N.., M.D., et. al. "Sleep and Brain Development: The Critical Role of Sleep in Fetal and Early Neonatal Brain Development." Newborn & Infant Nursing Review 8 (2008): 173-179. Web. 18 May 2010.
- Picture 6: Importance of REM Sleep in Developing Infants and Neonates. http://www.elements4health.com/physical-fitness-increases-brain-size.html