Getting deep into sleep: free event

 

Roland (Roly) Sussex (OAM, FQA, Chevalier des Palmes Académiques) is an Emeritus Professor of UQ. He has a PhD in Russian and general linguistics from the University of London. He was Professor of Russian at the University of Melbourne (1974-1989), and Professor of Applied Language Studies at UQ from 1989 to 2010.

 

 

Bruno has been running a cognitive neuroscience lab at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute since 2008. His lab uses invertebrate models, such as flies and worms to understand how the brain is able to block or prioritise sensory stimuli, as happens during sleep and attention.He is particualrly interested in how sleep and attention may have co-evolved to optimise adaptive behaviour, and is keen to promote research in simpler animal models to understand complex brain processes.

 

 

Karen is an Australian Research Council Laureate Professor and Group Leader in Child Development, Education and Care at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute. Her research is grounded in the understanding that early learning experiences shape brain development and are critical in establishing trajectories of health, social inclusion and learning across the lifespan. A particular focus of her work is early care and education environments including parenting, parent work, quality of care, and education, and the early years workforce.

 

 

Simon leads the vibrant Sleep & Health group at UQ's Institute for Social Science Research. He is a registered psychologist (clinical neuropsychology), but most of his recent work has been in the areas of sleep and wellbeing of children and young people. He is passionate about the role of sleep in health, wellbeing, education, social participation, and work.

 

 

Martin is a neurophysiologist and physiotherapist who is currently Head of Physiotherapy at UQ. His research uses non-invasive brain stimulation to both investigate brain function, but also to modify brain activity. More specifically, he is interested to see whether the beneficial aspects of sleep can be gained artificially using brain stimulation to mimic sleep rhythms. In essence, he is trying to answer the question “Do we need sleep, or can we harness the beneficial aspects of sleep with brain stimulation?"