Feb 13, 2015
I stumbled into lab today to see Nick (our Lab Manager) teaching some undergraduate research assistants about electrode placement. We use electrodes to measure muscle tone, eye movements, and brain waves. With these three measurements, we can measure sleep quality and sleep staging. Check out Nick explaining how we clean the "skull" (scalp) before we place electrodes...
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Sleep is beneficial for memory formation. Consequently, those with poor sleep quality (e.g., older adults) also have increased forgetfulness. We plan to see whether improving sleep quality using a known mechanism -- mild skin warming -- will improve memory formation in adults. Enhancing sleep by natural means can enhance memory formation, and, in effect, can impact the lives of countless older adults who suffer from memory deficits.
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