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HKU Young Brain Scientist Program to hold fifth public lecture for secondary school students - “Sleep”

17 Apr 2014

 

I sleep therefore I am. Everybody sleeps, but everybody does it differently. Some people are able to sleep through the night and wake up refreshed, but some toss and turn during the night and constantly doze off during the day. Some people are morning birds while others are night owls. Are all behaviors just a matter of habits or are they determined by our brain? This lecture will cover - how do we adapt to the day-night cycle? Why do we sleep? What neural mechanisms regulate sleep and waking? What happens when sleep goes wrong? How can we sleep better? Come join us uncover the mysteries of sleep!

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Young Brain Scientist Program is the first project in HK designed for secondary students, delivered by public lectures to increase their awareness of the potential impact from brain science research. With the success of previous lectures: Attention, The Asymmetries in Our Mind, Optical Illusions, False Beliefs, HKU Young Brain Scientist Program will deliver the fifth public lecture - sleep, to discuss and uncover the secrecies of sleep.

Title: “Sleep”

Date: April 26, 2014 (Saturday)

Time: 12:45 pm to 2:15 pm

Venue: CPD 3.04, 3rd Floor, Central Podium Level, Centennial Campus, University of Hong Kong

Speaker: Dr. Esther Y Y Lau

Language: English

Space is limited. Registration required: http://www.psychology.hku.hk/hkuybs/register.html

Registration deadline: April 24, 2014 (Thursday)

Our program also welcomes invitation from schools to deliver lectures at their classrooms on demand (Contact: Angelina Mok at 9233-7071 or hkuybs@hku.hk)

HKU Young Brain Scientist Program

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Young Brain Scientist Program is the first project in HK designed for secondary students to increase their awareness of the potential impact from brain science research. Six professors from the HKU Department of Psychology speak on their expertise areas in public lectures lasting from December 2013 to June 2014. Participating students will receive a certificate from HKU Young Brain Scientist Program, and selected students will be invited to join privileged brain science lab tours and workshops.

Other talks in the “Brain Science” series include:

• ŸGender development (Dr Ivy Wong) (Upcoming on May 3, 2014)
• The Asymmetries in Our Mind (Dr Janet Hsiao) (held on January 24, 2013)
• ŸAttention (Dr Chia-huei Tseng) (held on December 13, 2013)
• Optical illusions (Dr Sing-hang Cheung) (held on March 1, 2014)
• ŸFalse Beliefs (Dr. Jeffrey Saunders) (held on March 29, 2014)

The lectures are free of charge. More details are available at: http://www.psychology.hku.hk/hkuybs/