Wired for Rest: Sleep, Brain Function, and the Gut-Brain Connection
Start Date
6-6-2025 12:00 AM
End Date
6-6-2025 12:00 AM
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Jun 6th, 12:00 AM
Jun 6th, 12:00 AM
Wired for Rest: Sleep, Brain Function, and the Gut-Brain Connection
Author Bio
Dr. Jaime Tartar is a Professor of Neuroscience at Nova Southeastern University. She earned her Ph.D. in the Behavioral Neuroscience program at the University of Florida where the focus of her research involved discovering long term changes that occur in neurobiological pathways involved in stress responses and developing animal models of stress. Dr. Tartar has also completed Postdoctoral Training at Harvard Medical School, where she studied neurological consequences of sleep perturbations using in vitro electrophysiological recording techniques. She also received training in Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate at Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Tartar is the co-founder and CEO of The Society for Sports Neuroscience-an academic organization for the field of Sports Neuroscience. Dr. Tartar's current research is focused on stress, sleep, and athletic performance in humans.