Sleep and cognition
Sleep is fascinating. We study brain activity during sleep, how it supports cognition and restorative functions, and how it affects sensation and consciousness.
Yuval Nir 💔 Follow
Studying sleep, anesthesia, neuromodulation, memory, and sensory processing, combining human and animal models, Tel Aviv University | @labnir.bsky.social
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨(1/6) Excited to share our work, out now in Science Advances We show that a rapid norepinephrine surge along a brainstem pathway (LC→PRN) is a key driver of sound-evoked awakenings
Aperiodic EEG Activity Provides a Linear, Bidirectional, and Spatially Uniform Marker of Subjective and Objective Vigilance in Humans, Both Within and Across States
Sleep-like slow waves during wakefulness uncover a malignant form of Parkinson’s disease
Faculty of Medicine • Sagol School of Neuroscience Biomedical Engineering • Tel Aviv Medical Center