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Psychology/Biology: Consolidating Memories While Asleep With Dr Teodora Gliga From University of East Anglia
February 29 @ 14:10 - 15:00
In this Psychology/Biology session, Dr Teodora Gliga, Associate Professor in Psychology at University of East Anglia, will run an interactive talk for students on Consolidating Memories While Asleep.
In this interactive session, Dr Teodora Gliga will ask the intriguing question of why we (and all living things) sleep. You will hear about why sleep is important for short term memories to become long term memories, how using brain imaging in a Sleep lab we can decipher the role of the hippocampus, the thalamus and the cortex in memory consolidation and how new research tries to develop methods to train our brain waves in order to improve sleep (and therefore, learning).
Lecturer Profile: Dr Teodora Gliga
Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. This means that sessions will continue irrespective of possible school closures.
As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.
Suitable for: Year 12 & 13 students (and equivalent) studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Psychology, Biology and related disciplines. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.
Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic in advance and questions they have. Students can also think about questions about studying at university level.
The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the university via a microphone and/or typed comments and questions. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.
Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below: