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SUMMARY:Learning\, sleep and memory consolidation. Behavioural and magneto
 encephalographic investigations -  Philippe Peigneux\, PhD\,  Chair Clinic
 al Neuropsychology\, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)\, Belgium ULB Fr
 ancqui Research Professor 2013-2016  Head of UR2NF - Neuropsychology and F
 unctional Neuroimaging Research Unit affiliated at CRCN - Centre de Rec
DTSTART:20161028T153000Z
DTEND:20161028T170000Z
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CONTACT:Louise White
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nThere is nowadays a well-established relationship
  between sleep and learning and memory consolidation processes evidenced b
 oth at the behavioural and neurophysiological levels. It remains more disp
 uted whether and to what extent these associations that have been mostly e
 videnced in young healthy adults are similarly present in children and in 
 ageing\, two conditions in which sleep is qualitatively and quantitatively
  different. Also in ageing\, reduced brain plasticity might limit novel ac
 quisitions and impact both on the encoding and consolidation phases of mem
 ory. In this talk\, I will present behavioural and magnetoencephalographic
  investigations conducted in prepubertal children and healthy ageing\, sho
 wing age-related similarities and differences in sleep-dependent memory co
 nsolidation and acquisition.     \n\nBiosketch:\n\nPhilippe Peigneux is Ph
 D in Psychological Sciences (2000\; University of Liège [ULg]\, Belgium).
  He is currently Tenure Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the Unive
 rsité Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)\, Belgium\, where he is also the director 
 of the Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Research Unit (UR2NF\; 
 http://dev.ulb.ac.be/ur2nf) affiliated at CRCN and at the ULB Neuroscience
 s Institute (UNI\; http://uni.ulb.ac.be). Professor Peigneux is active in 
 sleep research since 1996 and published more than 140 papers in peer-revie
 wed journals. His research is mainly but not exclusively focused on invest
 igating the relationships between sleep\, learning and memory consolidatio
 n processes\, and in a wider perspective the interrelationships between co
 gnitive processes and vigilance states\, including sleep and biological rh
 ythms\, both in healthy and pathological conditions (sleep and circadian d
 isorders\, disorders of consciousness\, developmental disorders [dysphasia
 \, ADHD]\, epileptic disorders\, degenerative diseases [Parkinson\, Alzhei
 mer\, Multiple Sclerosis]\, …)\, in adulthood and across children develo
 pment. A specific focus is made on the processes by which novel representa
 tions are created and novel information consolidated in long-term memory. 
 Studies are primarily conducted using behavioural and cognitive approaches
  and advanced functional magnetic resonance (fMRI)\, Near InfraRed Spectro
 scopy (NIRS)\, electroencephalography (EEG) and magneto-encephalography (M
 EG) techniques. Philippe Peigneux is a member of the European Sleep Resear
 ch Society (ESRS) since 2001 and was part of the ESRS Scientific Committee
  (2006-2008) then Secretary in the ESRS Board (2008-2012). At present (201
 2 – 2016) he is President of the ESRS.
LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of Psychology
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