Why 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 discusses his research.
Scientists from QBI and the School of Biomedical Sciences are now initiating a clinical study of patients with sleep apnoea to determine whether treatment lowers the risk of developing dementia.
QBI researchers have found that general anaesthetics act on the brain in a more complex way than previously thought. The discovery could lead to improved drugs for surgery.
Many of us have experienced the effects of sleep deprivation: feeling tired and cranky, or finding it hard to concentrate. Sleep is more important for our brains than you may realise.