Simons Foundation Lectures
Neuroscience and Autism Science: The Neuroscience of Sleep
The theme of the 2023 lecture series in neuroscience and autism science is “The Neuroscience of Sleep.” All animals need to sleep; it is essential to health and well-being, with many disease states disrupting sleep. Yet, despite its importance, the fundamental biological reasons and mechanisms for sleep remain poorly understood. This set of talks will explore the state of sleep science, including the mechanisms that initiate sleep, what happens in the brain during sleep, what happens when sleep is disordered and why sleep is necessary.
Past Lectures
The Pressure to Sleep
Gero Miesenböck, M.D.Waynflete Professor of Physiology Director, Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford
Gero Miesenböck, M.D.Waynflete Professor of Physiology Director, Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford - Lecture
How and Why We Sleep: Insights from a Small Animal Model
Amita Sehgal, Ph.D.Musser Professor of Neuroscience and HHMI Investigator
Director, Chronobiology and Sleep Institute (CSI)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Amita Sehgal, Ph.D.Musser Professor of Neuroscience and HHMI InvestigatorDirector, Chronobiology and Sleep Institute (CSI)
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Sleep and the Gut
Dragana Rogulja, Ph.D.Principal Investigator, Rogulja Lab
Associate Professor, Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
Dragana Rogulja, Ph.D.Principal Investigator, Rogulja LabAssociate Professor, Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
- Lecture