Exploring the World of Sleep: Mechanisms and Functions

  • Teaching

    Details

    Faculty Faculty of Humanities
    Domain Psychology
    Code UE-L25.00816
    Languages English
    Type of lesson Cours bloc
    Level Master
    Semester SS-2026

    Schedules and rooms

    Summary schedule Thursday 13:15 - 17:00, Cours bloc, PER 21, Room A303 (Spring semester)
    Friday 09:15 - 17:00, Cours bloc, PER 21, Room A303 (Spring semester)
    Saturday 09:15 - 17:00, Cours bloc, PER 21, Room A303 (Spring semester)

    Teaching

    Teachers
    • Lehmann Mick
    • Schreiner Thomas
    Description

    Number of participants : 20  

    Exploring the World of Sleep: Mechanisms and Functions

    Sleep is a highly complex phenomenon with diverse functions and purposes. Those sleep related functions and their underlying mechanisms are subject of high interest in present research. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of recent findings and open questions regarding the purposes of sleep, focusing on memory and metabolic processes. In this context, we will discuss neurophysiological methods utilized to describe and understand the processes acting during sleep.

    The participants will have to write an essay presenting their own research questions and how they attempt to investigate them in a scientific approach.

     
    Available seats 20
    Softskills No
    Off field No
    BeNeFri No
    Mobility No
    UniPop No
  • Dates and rooms
    Date Hour Type of lesson Place
    23.04.2026 13:15 - 17:00 Cours PER 21, Room A303
    23.04.2026 13:15 - 17:00 Cours PER 21, Room A403
    24.04.2026 09:15 - 17:00 Cours PER 21, Room A303
    24.04.2026 09:15 - 17:00 Cours PER 21, Room A403
    25.04.2026 09:15 - 17:00 Cours PER 21, Room A303
    25.04.2026 09:15 - 17:00 Cours PER 21, Room A403
  • Assessments methods

    Written paper - SS-2026, Session d'été 2026

    Assessments methods By rating

    Written paper - SS-2026, Autumn Session 2026

    Assessments methods By rating

    Written paper - AS-2026, Session d'hiver 2027

    Assessments methods By rating

    Written paper - SS-2027, Session d'été 2027

    Assessments methods By rating
  • Assignment
    Valid for the following curricula:
    Cognitive Neuroscience 30 [MA]
    Version: SA25_MA_PS_en_v01
    Approfondissements thématiques en neurosciences cognitives
    Psychology 30 [MA]
    Version: SA21_MA_PS_fr_de_bil_v01
    Option Cognitive Neuroscience > Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience – SCAN
    Psychology 30 [MA]
    Version: SA22_MA_PS_fr_de_bil_v01
    Option Cognitive Neuroscience > Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience – SCAN
    Special Education 90 [MA]
    Version: SA20_MA_VP_de_v01
    Profile > Option > Speech and Language Therapy > Modul 3b – (Psycho-)Linguistik und Kognitionswissen-schaft
    Special Education 90 [MA]
    Version: SA15_MA_VP_de_v01_transition
    Optionen > Speech and Language Therapy > (Psycho-)Linguistik und Kognitionswissenschaft
    Special Education 90 [MA]
    Version: SA25_MA_major_de_v01
    Profile > Option > Speech and Language Therapy > Modul 3b – (Psycho-)Linguistik und Kognitionswissen-schaft
    Special Education 90 [MA]
    Version: SA20_MA_VP_de_v01_transition
    Profile > Option > Speech and Language Therapy > Modul 3b – (Psycho-)Linguistik und Kognitionswissen-schaft