The functions of sleep remain largely unknown, a surprising fact given the vast amount of time it takes from our lives. Explore amazing research, featured in an episode of CBS’s 60 Minutes, that suggests that sleep might enhance our memories by remodeling our brains, as well as rebalance our emotional brain activity, to prepare us for next-day social and psychological challenges.
Matt Walker, Associate Professor and Director of the Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory at UC Berkeley, is a Kavil Fellow of the National Academy of Science. His research uses a number of neuroimaging techniques to understand the role of sleep in human brain function. He received a National Science Foundation fellowship in 2002, and has since been awarded numerous National Institutes of Health awards.