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Why do we sleep, and can we manipulate it to improve our health and cognition? This course explores the neuroscience of sleep, drawing on research from chronobiology and psychology to answer fundamental questions about sleep’s role in health, memory, and well-being. Students will gain hands-on experience running a sleep lab, learning to record and analyze polysomnographic data to detect sleep stages. By replicating a targeted memory reactivation experiment, students will test how sleep can be harnessed to influence memory. Through journal club discussions, lab work, and experiment design, this course offers a unique blend of theory and practice for those curious about the science of sleep—and eager to get credit for napping.
Course Materials:
- Short Term 2025 syllabus
- Moorcroft (2013). Understanding Sleep and Dreaming (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Springer. ISBN 978-1-4614-6466-2 (or 978-1-4614-6467-9 eBook)
- Additional materials will be posted on Lyceum
