The science of sleep (re-broadcast)
How does sleep affect student academic performance? And how might school start times be setting them up to fail?
On this episode of School’s In, originally broadcast in April 2019, we welcome Professor Rafael Pelayo, a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. He discusses what sleep does for the brain and how it matters for learning. Pelayo tackles several topics, including:
04:43 What sleep really does for us
08:26 Sleep and learning: The essential link
13:10 Adolescent sleep challenges
17:52 The school start time debate
23:45 Changing attitudes, sleep technology, and…
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