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CSI Special Seminar
Monday, March 9, 2026, 12-1 pm
Min Xu, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
"Infra-slow Brain State Oscillations During NREM: Function & Regulation"
CSI Seminar Series
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 12-1 pm
Derk Jan Djik, Ph.D., FRSB, FMedSci
Professor of Sleep and Physiology,Director Surrey Sleep Research Centre, University of Surrey
"Novel approaches to study human sleep and circadian rhythms"
2024-25 MINS "Year of Sleep Research"
April 30, 2025, Smilow Auditorium
MINS Annual Symposium/CSI Research Retreat
MINS/CSI Symposium Program here >>
Congratulations to the poster awardees! From left to right: Misghana Gidewon (Aldeheff Lab), Andi Wasilczuk (Kelz Lab), Joe Stucynski (Chung/Weber labs), Henry Hollis (Anafi Lab), Mariela Lopez Valencia (Sehgal Lab), Milan Szuperak (Kaiser Lab)
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"Wide Asleep"How Penn Nursing is advancing sleep medicineClick the image to see the article! |
Latest News
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Why do some people get away with little or no sleep?
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Some people need only a few hours of sleep per night and do so without consequences to their health or well-being. Amita Sehgal, Ph.D. speculates on how or why they can do this for an article in the New Yorker.
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Pink noise disrupts sleep
Monday, February 2, 2026
Noise machines or other sources of broadband noise have been marketed to improve sleep. However, in a recent study led by Mathias Basner, M.D., Ph.D., pink noise reduced REM sleep and overall sleep quality with more frequent awakenings. For blocking aircraft or other ambient noise, ear plugs were most effective. Full story reported in Penn Medicine News.
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How to beat sleeplessness from holiday stress
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Short winter days and longer periods of darkness can make it more difficult to fall asleep. Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH, gives simple advice in Philly Voice to make it easier to fall asleep: wear socks. Warming your feet will help to lower core body temperature and facilitate sleep.
CSI Research Meeting
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Monday, March 23, 2026
4-5 pm
Ian Diaz Nieves (Cohen Lab)
Camilo Guevara (Sehgal Lab)
Presentation titles TBA
Location: SCTR 10-146AB