The Science Of Sleep

with Matt Walker in conversation with Indre Viskontas

part of the California Academy of Sciences series of City Arts and Lectures

Wednesday, May 20, 7:30PM
Nourse Theater, 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, 415-392-4400

$27

http://www.cityarts.net/event/the-science-of-sleep

http://psychology.berkeley.edu/people/matthew-p-walker

Matthew Walker earned his PhD in neurophysiology from the Medical Research Council in London, England. He subsequently became Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School in 2004, and is currently Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California Berkeley. He is the recipient of funding awards from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. In 2006, he became a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. He has been featured in numerous television and radio programs, including CBS 60 Minutes and the National Geographic documentary, Sleepless in America. His research examines the impact of sleep on human health and disease.