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A Grey MatterHow sleep helps us learn and respond to the worldEver wondered what’s happening in your brain while you sleep and why you need sleep? QBI researchers Professor Bruno van Swinderen and Dr Sally Staton approach sleep from different ends of the scientific spectrum, but both are fascinated by how sleep helps us learn and respond to the world. In this conversation, they delve into thought-provoking topics like: how sleep impacts a child’s brain development the different functions of sleep the value of REM sleep why study sleep in fruit flies how consciousness may have evolved 2023-03-1636 min
A Grey MatterThe conscious brainIn this episode, we examine consciousness – what is it, when does it begin, and how might sleep and dreams be the key to answering these questions. Professor Bruno van Swinderen sheds more light on this fascinating topic.2022-01-3123 min
A Grey MatterBrain Health For Mental HealthWe all know diet, sleep and exercise are important for our health. But just how important are they for our mental health?
Queensland Brain Institute researchers Dr Susannah Tye and Professor Bruno van Swinderen are joined by psychiatrist Associate Professor Shuichi Suetani and gut health expert Dr Alena Pribyl Rinke to discuss the role that diet and your gut microbiome, sleep, exercise and your circadian rhythms play in brain function and the impact they have on mental health.2021-10-261h 01
Engineering ReimaginedHow sleep makes us more creative, healthier and better human beingsIt’s no secret that sleep – or the lack of it – can affect us personally and professionally, but just how big a role does it play in determining our ability to be creative, engage with others and contribute to our organisations and society as a whole? And what if a humble insect could help us unlock the mysteries of human sleep? For this Engineering Reimagined episode, Aurecon’s Managing Director for Queensland, Evelyn Storey, talks to Associate Professor Bruno van Swinderen from the Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland about the importance of sleep and how his...2021-02-2326 min
A Grey MatterGeneral anaesthetics and consciousnessWhy and how do we sleep and what is consciousness? Are all animals that sleep by definition conscious when they are awake? Associate Professor Bruno van Swinderen studies fruit flies and has recently published research which shows that flies have distinct sleep stages. General anaesthetics extinguish consciousness in humans, but how do they really work? His research shows that common mechanisms might be involved in all animals. What do sleep and general anaesthesia together tell us about how the brain works?2018-02-0224 min
A Grey MatterSleep basicsSleep. We all need it, but are we getting enough? How much sleep do we need to function on a day to day basis without feeling fatigued or irritable? What are the side effects of sleep deprivation? It is sleep awareness week and to get all the important answers we are talking to Dr Chelsie Rohrscheib, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Cognitive and Behavioural Lab of Associate Professor Bruno Van Swinderen at the Queensland Brain Institute.CREDIT Hosted by Donna Lu Produced by Jessica McGaw2017-07-0514 min