(18 min CLASS) Celebrating the Science of Sleep w/ Roxanne Prichard

Sleep scientist, Dr. Roxanne Prichard. offers the fundamentals of getting good sleep in this fascinating class. She touches on ideal sleep timing, the suggested amount of hours to sleep, and the importance of sleep consistency in establishing healthy biorhythms.

Roxanne refers to the different stages of sleep as 'miracles of the nervous system,' and goes through the magic that happens during each stage. Learn about what is going on biochemically during the sleep/wake cycle, as well as the important role that sleep plays in learning, mood swings, and overall mental health.

THM: Give yourself time to sleep because miracles are happening!

MEET YOUR TEACHER

J. Roxanne Prichard, PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Neuroscience, 2004) is a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of St. Thomas. An award-winning researcher, speaker, and author, Dr. Prichard has spent the last thirteen years studying how college students sleep. Her TEDx talk “Addressing our Children’s Sleep Debt” was featured in the lecture series: Transforming Education. Her research has been summarized in a variety of national media outlets including TIME, US News and World Report, PBS News Hour, Huffington Post, ABC News, and USA Today, among others.

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