Sleep Science Podcast podcast

Sleep Science Podcast

We spend a third of our lives sleeping, and this podcast is all about understanding sleep. We know a lot about what the brain does in sleep, but we are just starting to understand why it does some of these things, and even more excitingly, how we can take full advantage of sleep and also manipulate it for our own ends. In each episode, neuroscientist Penny Lewis interviews a different sleep researcher, talking about a various aspect of sleep science. Topics include sleep physiology and medicine, circadian rhythm, how sleep impacts on our memories and creativity, Sleep Engineering for enhanced health and cognition, and the most recent technologies to promote sleep.©SleepSciencePodcast 2021. These materials may be downloaded for personal use only. They may not be shared, distributed or reproduced in any form or for any reason without express permission

We spend a third of our lives sleeping, and this podcast is all about understanding sleep. We know a lot about what the brain does in sleep, but we are just starting to understand why it does some of these things, and even more excitingly, how we can take full advantage of sleep and also manipulate it for our own ends. In each episode, neuroscientist Penny Lewis interviews a different sleep researcher, talking about a various aspect of sleep science. Topics include sleep physiology and medicine, circadian rhythm, how sleep impacts on our memories and creativity, Sleep Engineering for enhanced health and cognition, and the most recent technologies to promote sleep.©SleepSciencePodcast 2021. These materials may be downloaded for personal use only. They may not be shared, distributed or reproduced in any form or for any reason without express permission

 

#27

S3E8 - Michele Bellesi - Glial Cells and the Architecture of Sleep

In this episode, we welcome neuroscientist Michele Bellesi from the University of Camerino... more

11 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:33

11 Nov 2025


#26

S3E7 - Can sleep help us unlearn negative bias and update disturbing memories?- Xiaoqing Hu

Can sleep help us unlearn biases and make our memories more positive? Implicit biases are ... more

01 Oct 2025

49 MINS

49:10

01 Oct 2025


#25

S3E6 - Hongi Ngo: Exploring Closed-Loop Auditory Stimulation

We're joined by Hongi Ngo, who developed a revolutionary technique for manipulating sleep ... more

23 Aug 2025

48 MINS

48:51

23 Aug 2025


#24

S3E5 - Anna Schapiro - Can we model the way REM and NREM replay consolidate memories?

How are memories represented in the brain and how can we model this? Professor Anna Schapi... more

02 Jul 2025

53 MINS

53:07

02 Jul 2025


#23

S3E4 - Rebecca Spencer - Sleep across a lifetime - infant to old age

How does our sleep change as we age and what could this mean for memory and cognition? In ... more

18 Apr 2025

47 MINS

47:23

18 Apr 2025


#22

S3E3 - Can sleep make us more creative?

In this deep dive episode, we look at how sleep onset can help creativity.  With our amazi... more

14 Mar 2025

53 MINS

53:55

14 Mar 2025


#21

S3E2 - Francesca Siclari - Parasomnias and dreaming

Sleepwalking, sleep talking, night terrors - how do they occur and why do some people have... more

31 Jan 2025

43 MINS

43:29

31 Jan 2025


#20

S3E1 - Start of Season Christmas Q&A

To kickstart season 3 of the Sleep Science Podcast, we have the lab behind the podcast, Na... more

22 Dec 2024

28 MINS

28:17

22 Dec 2024


#19

S2E9 - End of season Q&A Session

For our end of season special, we have the rest of the NaPS lab in to answer a number of e... more

09 Mar 2022

28 MINS

28:05

09 Mar 2022


#18

S2E8 - Chiara Cirelli - Synaptic Homeostasis in Sleep

In this episode, we talk with Professor Chiara Cirelli from the department of Psychiatry a... more

13 Jan 2022

55 MINS

55:28

13 Jan 2022


#17

S2E7 - Reto Huber - Local Sleep, Sleep Homeostasis, & Brain Plasticity

In this episode, we interviewed Professor Reto Huber, who leads a research group at the Un... more

25 Sep 2021

53 MINS

53:35

25 Sep 2021


#16

S2E5 - Manuel Schabus & Kerstin Hoedlmoser - How babies sleep and what this means for their cognitiv...

In this episode we talk to  Professor Manuel Schabus  and Professor Kerstin Hoedlmoser fro... more

13 Sep 2021

44 MINS

44:43

13 Sep 2021


#15

S2E6 Wenbiao Gan - The role of sleep in synapse formation and elimination

In this episode, we talk to Professor Wenbiao Gan from the Neuroscience and Physiology and... more

01 Sep 2021

42 MINS

42:04

01 Sep 2021


#14

S2E4 Colin Espie – What is insomnia and how can we treat it?

In this episode, we interviewed Colin Espie, one of the world’s leading authorities on sle... more

15 Jul 2021

50 MINS

50:05

15 Jul 2021


#13

S2E3 - Tore Nielsen & Mark Blagrove - Lucid Dreaming & the 'Dream-lag' effect

In this episode,  we talk to Professor Tore Nielsen from the University of Montreal and Pr... more

07 Jul 2021

44 MINS

44:58

07 Jul 2021


#12

S2E1:Tristan Bekinschtein - The Consciousness Boundary

In this episode, we talk to Dr Tristan Bekinschtein from the Cambridge Consciousness and C... more

27 May 2021

54 MINS

54:58

27 May 2021


#11

S2E2: Tore Nielsen & Mark Blagrove - Part 1 - What we dream and why we need to

In this episode,  we talk to Professor Tore Nielsen from the University of Montreal and Pr... more

24 May 2021

45 MINS

45:59

24 May 2021


#10

Episode 10: Christmas Q&A session

Today's episode is a little bit different. We're marking the end of our first season by ro... more

22 Dec 2020

23 MINS

23:29

22 Dec 2020


#9

Episode 9: Michelle Carr and Karen Konkoly - What is lucid dreaming and how can it help us?

Have you ever wished you could control your dreams? In this episode we learn about new app... more

13 Dec 2020

40 MINS

40:39

13 Dec 2020


#8

Episode 8: Daniel Bendor: Memory Replay and Consolidation in Rodents

In this episode, we talk to Dr Daniel Bendor from University College London. Daniel's work... more

24 Nov 2020

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:14

24 Nov 2020


#7

Episode 7: Björn Rasch -Targeted Memory Reactivation

In this episode, we talk to Professor Björn Rasch about the pioneering of a process called... more

08 Nov 2020

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:39

08 Nov 2020


#6

Episode 6: Dan Margoliash & Tim Brawn: How sleep helps birds to learn their songs

In this episode we take a neuroethological approach to sleep, and discover why songbirds a... more

16 Oct 2020

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:30

16 Oct 2020


#5

Episode 5: Anat Arzi & Thomas Andrillon - Learning in your sleep

We humans have long wondered if it is possible to learn while we sleep but, experimental f... more

21 Sep 2020

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:32

21 Sep 2020


#4

Episode 4: Vlad Vyazovskiy - Local sleep, circadian rhythms and torpor

In this episode we examine how sleep differs between species to get some clues about  what... more

17 Sep 2020

46 MINS

46:54

17 Sep 2020


#3

Episode 3: Gina Poe - How sleep restructures our memories and emotions

In this episode we ask Gina Poe, a sleep scientist from UCLA, about her seminal work on bo... more

15 Sep 2020

43 MINS

43:33

15 Sep 2020


#2

Episode 2: Sasha Handley - A history of sleep in Early Modern England

In this episode we look back on the beliefs and practices people had around sleep in the 1... more

25 Aug 2020

33 MINS

33:46

25 Aug 2020


#1

Episode 1: Bob Stickgold - What do sleep and dreams do for our minds and our memories?

In this episode, we speak with Professor Bob Stickgold, one of the most prominent research... more

24 Aug 2020

47 MINS

47:54

24 Aug 2020