The DARPA Forward conference will bring experts across numerous fields of study to WSU Pullman to engage the Pacific Northwest scientific community. WSU sleep researcher Hans Van Dongen is among the conference speakers.
By Doug Nadvornick, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine SPOKANE, Wash. – Many of us cheered on our favorite athletes and teams during the recently completed summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
By Judith Van Dongen, WSU Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. – Researchers from Washington State University’s Sleep and Performance Research Center received a $1.7 million grant to develop and test cognitive flexibility training to combat the effects of sleep loss on decision-making under rapidly changing circumstances.
By Will Ferguson, College of Arts & Sciences science writer SPOKANE, Wash. – The difference between life and death in the operating room, on the battlefield or during a police shootout often comes down to the ability to adapt to the unexpected. Sleep deprivation may make it difficult to do so, according to a Washington […]
SPOKANE – A guest lecture by Dr. Melinda Jackson of Melbourne, Australia will be held on Thursday Feb. 12 from 2-3pm in the AcademicCenter room 347 at the Riverpoint Campus. “The Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation on Driving-Related Processes in Professional Drivers” will be hosted by the Sleep and Performance Research Center, and will discuss […]
SPOKANE – The Sleep and Performance Research Center at WSU Spokane is hosting a lecture entitled “Recovery from Sleep Debt” on Nov. 4, from 11 a.m. to noon. Dr. Siobhan Banks from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, will discuss results from recent studies and shed light on the question of whether we can make up […]