Participants needed: Sleep & Creativity Study We're looking for participants aged 18-35 to take part in 2 sessions (12 hours apart) to investigate the effect of sleep on creative integration. Payment is £14, see more details here - spaces are limited! psychologystudies.cardiff.ac.uk/studies/1042...

There is still plenty of time to submit your artwork on sleep & mental health - Deadline is 31st December! £250 prize for the winner! More detals here: www.sleepengineering.co.uk/art-call-out

New Episode Alert! We're joined by neuroscientist Michele Bellesi from the University of Camerino to explore the unsung heroes of the brain: glial cells - and how their behaviour changes across wake, sleep and sleep deprivation. www.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...

Only 2 more days until applications close for our PhD RA roles focusing on EEG sleep data analysis, based at the NaPS Lab, Cardiff University, UK. krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

New Podcast from our collaborators in Colombia! El Sueño tiene ciencia is a new podcast on the neuroscience of sleep, hosted by psychologist Daniela Moreno Arrieta. The podcast is in Spanish and has translated subtitles available via YouTube. We hope you enjoy! www.youtube.com/@Elsue%C3%B1...

£250 Visual Art Prize Competition! We're looking for art work to represent our research on sleep & mental health. Deadline: 31st December! More info here: www.sleepengineering.co.uk/art-call-out

*Last call for questions for our end of season Q&A episode!😴* Every season we do a Q&A where we answer the public's curious questions on sleep. Send us your questions by 15th October by dropping us a message - they can be on any topic relating to sleep and our team will research the answer for you 💤

*PhD positions available**Deadline - 10th November** The NaPS lab are recruiting 2 Research Assistant roles to undertake a PhD developing novel treatments for depression and PTSD through the manipulation of memory in sleep - apply here: #sciencejobs #phd www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY753/r...

Our new episode is out now! We're joined by Professor Xioaqing Hu from The University of Hong Kong to discuss his work using Targeted Memory Reactivation to alter negative bias and update disturbing memories. www.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...

Our newest episode is out tomorrow! Stay tuned to hear about Xiaoqing's work on using TMR to alter negative bias and updating our upsetting memories to make them more positive

Over 50,000 listens for the Sleep Science Podcast! Thank you all very much for your support over the last few years and we really look forward to bringing more episodes your way! Thank you so much from all of us at the NaPS Lab, Cardiff, UK

We're half way through Season 3 of the Sleep Science Podcast and we are gearing up for our season finale Q&A 🥳 At the end of every season, we invite the researchers from the Naps Lab Cardiff, to answer your questions about all things sleep so drop us a message with your questions by November 10th!

Our lab is starting a new study on dreaming 🚨GREAT NEWS!🚨: YOU may be eligible to participate! If interested, follow this link to a screening survey: furman.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #SleepPeeps #psychscisky #cogsci 🧠🟦

New paper published! "We show that gradual microstructural changes, distributed across several cortical areas, are associated with the emergence of behavioural benefits stemming from memory reactivation." Congratulations to Martyna and all who worked on this!

Our newest episode is live now - Exploring Closed-loop Auditory Stimulation (CLAS) We talk with Dr Hongi Ngo, the developer of CLAS and its potential implications in memory manipulation, immune response and more! Check out the episode here: www.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...

JOB ALERT: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Postdoc position in Osaka, Japan! Possible start in October 2025 (contact me ASAP), or from April 2026. PLEASE REPOST! #postdocjobs #neuroskyence #neuroscience #psychscisky #compneurosky #neurojobs 1/

Our new episode is out! We talk with @annaschapiro.bsky.social about neural network models, the Complementary Learning System theory and Anna's recent work on testing predictions of neural network models with TMR/EEG Big thank you to Anna for joining the podcast! www.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...

Our new episode is coming out tomorrow! Professor Anna Schapiro from the University of Pennsylvania joins us as we discuss her work on computational modelling, memory and sleep. Check out a sneak peek of the episode!

Exciting news! We're part of a new MRC centre in Restorative Neural Dynamics to develop brain stimulation device-based therapies to treat conditions such as Parkinson's, dementia, stroke and childhood epilepsy www.ukri.org/news/mrc-cen...

Day 1 of Replay@CUBRIC-25 complete! 🎉 We've had a wonderful day full of talks, small group discussions, datablitzes and posters!📈📊 We have one day left tomorrow and you can still join online with tickets available below. www.sleepengineering.co.uk/event-detail...

Only 2 weeks until our 4th International Replay@CUBRIC-25 conference! With an amazing line up of guest speakers, workshops, datablitzes and poster sessions. Or join digitally! Speakers' talks will be available to watch online. Tickets here: www.sleepengineering.co.uk/replayconfer...

Final repost: Our deadline is tomorrow for a 20-month postdoc position leading an fMRI project on the neurodevelopment of metacognition and curiosity as part of an international collabration!

Please share; My lab at @psychologyuea.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social is recruiting a post-doc for a cognitive neuroscience memory project. It is a 3-year post, with a proposed start date of 8th September. Application deadline is 15th of June. vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...

New episode out now! Join us as we talk to Prof Rebecca Spencer on her work exploring how sleep changes as we age and in particular how hippocampal development changes and what this may mean for memory consolidation www.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...

New episode out tomorrow! This week we're joined by Professor Rebecca Spencer from the Somneuro Lab at UMass Amherst to explore how our sleep changes as we age. Here's a sneak preview before tomorrow's release!

52 days until Replay-25! We're now able to offer a limited number of free tickets to PhD students with financial need. Check out our event and email us to apply for a free student ticket! www.sleepengineering.co.uk/event-detail...

Less than 2 months until Replay@CUBRIC-25! Tickets are selling fast so be sure to register for a place soon. Poster and datablitzes are first come, first serve. £50 for full registration - link below or scan QR code: www.sleepengineering.co.uk/event-detail...

World Sleep Day at NaPS😴 We had an amazing day for World Sleep Day with talks on our research, stalls and guests from Hapus and Dreams ID We're looking forward to hosting another event next year!

As part of our World Sleep Day celebrations, our special guest episode on sleep and creativity is live! Big thank you to guests Bob Stickgold, Adam Horowitz, Delphine Oudiette & Celia Lacaux for joining us on this deep dive into N1 and creativity. sleepsciencepodcast.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...

NaPS are hosting a free, public event for World Sleep Day on 14th March. With talks, posters and stalls on our current research and guest speakers! If you are local to the area, we would love to see you. Find out more info and get your free ticket here: www.sleepengineering.co.uk/event-detail...

It's out! Check out our newest episode on the fascinating research from Prof Francesca Siclari on non-rem parasomnias, dreaming and consciousness A big thank you to Francesca for joining the Sleep Science Podcast sleepsciencepodcast.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...

**New episode coming out tomorrow** Prof Francesca Siclari joins us to discuss her work on parasomnias and dreaming - here's a little sneak peek!

Happy New Year from us at NaPS! With the new year brings a new season of the Sleep Science Podcast. We have a great episode coming up on parasomnias with the amazing Francesca Siclari. If you have any topics you would like us to cover in this season or if you would like to be a guest, let us know!

**Our Christmas Q&A episode is out now** Kickstarting our new season of the Sleep Science Podcast, the NaPS lab gives snapshot answers on sleep related questions sent in from our listeners ranging from memory, lucid dreaming, seasonal changes and aging! www.buzzsprout.com/787211/episo...

We're hosting our 4th Sleep Conference, Replay@CUBRIC-25 on 29th and 30th May 2025 here in Cardiff, UK. RSVP below to receive more details about registration in the new year. www.sleepengineering.co.uk/event-detail...

Attended the best ever online conference 8 hrs today & yesterday: The International Sleep Replay Workshop (ISRW). Actually ISRW-IV. Big THANKS to the organizers: @eitans.bsky.social @jameswardantony.bsky.social @annaavali.bsky.social @XiaoqingHu @PaolaMalerba @omersharon.bsky.social @KatherineSimon

POSTDOC OPENING in my lab & Jessica Payne’s (Notre Dame) at intersection of sleep & memory research with overnight PSG and innovative methods to alter sleep physiology to improve sleep and waking well-being #neurojobs #psychjobs [CV&cover letter to [email protected]] - please repost

NaPS lab are working with Tim Denison's lab at Oxford University to develop an EEG headband which delivers TMR online. The headband will be used in future studies to investigate TMR in PTSD and Depression. A student from Tim's lab, Cristian, details the design process below: shorturl.at/sr0zS

**PhD Research Assistant Role at NaPS Lab, Cardiff, UK** We're looking for a researcher to join our lab on our Wellcome Trust project investigating TMR in PTSD and Depression. Find out more and apply here: shorturl.at/U7IEb Please share - closing date is 28th November!

We're new to bsky so let's introduce ourselves! We're the Sleep Science Podcast hosted by Professor Penny Lewis of the Neuroscience and Psychology of Sleep (NaPS) lab at Cardiff University, UK. We aim to host episodes with amazing sleep researchers around the world on all things sleep

If you're a night owl, you may have caught Marta, a PhD student from our lab, on Midnight Mastermind on BBC Radio 2 testing Phil's knowledge on sleep stages and Targeted Memory Reactivation (TMR)! Check it out on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...