8 October 2024
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM CDT

Session Description
Insufficient sleep is an epidemic of the modern day with the average person getting less than seven hours of sleep per night. While the connection between poor sleep and memory problems is well-established, new insights into how memories are consolidated during sleep offer a roadmap for identifying which brain areas fail in disease and aging. Neuroscientists will discuss the link between sleep and another modern-day epidemic — the decreasing attention span — as well as Alzheimer's disease. Findings will help explain the risks of sleep deprivation and provide new avenues for treating memory disorders.