SeminarNeuroscience
Using eye tracking to investigate neural circuits in health and disease
Doug Munoz
Director, Centre for Neuroscience Studies & Professor, Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Psychology & Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Jun 14, 2022
SeminarChronobiology
Sleep and the gut
Dragana Rogulja
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Apr 5, 2021
Sleep is generally associated with the brain but poor sleep impacts the entire body - many diseases are caused or exacerbated by sleep loss. Our work is uncovering ways in which sleep and the body interact. We found a special, two-way relationship between sleep and the gut: the gut is uniquely impacted by sleep loss, and it actively controls sleep quality. These findings could help us understand the origins of sleep as well as develop strategies to offset the negative consequences of inadequate sleep.