A ‘VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION’ TO… SLEEP

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When:
July 1, 2016 @ 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
2016-07-01T12:30:00+01:00
2016-07-01T13:15:00+01:00
Where:
Blackwells Bookshop
Broad St
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3BQ
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
The Oxfordshire Science Festival
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Date/Time: Friday 1 July 12:30-13:15
Venue: Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford
Admissions: Free, Drop-In
Suitability: 14+
Find out more: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/friday.html

Explore mental health questions with authors of the ‘A very short introduction’ series, and researchers and health practitioners from the Oxford Academic Health Science Network.

Today’s session: Why do we need sleep? What happens to our health when we don’t get enough, and how does our modern lifestyle impact our sleep quality? What causes the major sleep disorders? Get ‘a very short introduction’ to sleep and dive into a thought-provoking discussion with neuroscientist Russell Foster.