THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Marylyn C. Grabosky Lecture in Psychology and Neuroscience
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Lecture from 3:30 - 5:00 pm with reception to follow
Thomas Friedman Hall at David Rubenstein Forum
1201 E. 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois
This lecture is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Please RSVP here.
Imaging the causes and consequences of sleep in the brain
When we fall asleep, most aspects of brain function and physiology are quickly transformed, and this process is essential for brain health. Our work aims to develop noninvasive imaging methods to understand the sleeping human brain. This talk will first outline how fast MRI imaging strategies can be used to identify brain circuits that regulate sleep. In addition, we explore the consequences of sleep for brain function, and find that sleep causes waves of fluid flow to emerge in the brain, suggesting potential ways in which sleep maintains brain health. Finally, I will discuss how sleep deprivation and aging affect these processes. Together, these studies discover dynamics unique to the sleeping brain, and provide insight into the mechanisms that unfold as we transition between wakefulness and sleep.
Additional events include:
- Thursday lunch with speaker for graduate students and postdocs
- Friday lunch career discussion for undergraduate students
Please fill out this form if interested in attending the student lunches.
If you need assistance attending these events, please contact Kristi Schonwald at kschonwa@uchicago.edu or 773-702-8861.
Laura D. Lewis, PhD
Athinoula A. Martinos Associate Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
This lecture is made possible by the Marylyn C. Grabosky STEM Education Initiative Fund and is one of two lifetime endowments named in honor of Marylyn Grabosky (1940-2021). Marylyn was an alumna of the University who was a champion of women, education, and STEM education. The Division of the Social Sciences is grateful to Marylyn and her spouse Laura Desmond for generously establishing the Marylyn C. Grabosky Lecture in Psychology and Neuroscience.