The overworked listening brain

Summary

PhD opportunity studying sleep, hearing and cognition: study how listening effort affects the brain and sleep using EEG, psychoacoustics and neuroimaging at Macquarie, Woolcock and Cochlear Ltd.

Supervisory Team

• Dr Sriram Boothalingam – Hearing Scientist, Macquarie University and National Acoustic Laboratories
• Associate Professor Angela D’Rozario – Sleep Neurophysiologist, Woolcock Institute and Macquarie University
• Professor Nathaniel Marshall – Sleep Epidemiologist, Woolcock Institute and Macquarie University
• Gabriel Katzeff – Clinical Analyst (Cognition and Hearing), Cochlear Ltd

Synopsis

Using cutting-edge sleep and neuroimaging techniques, the project explores how effortful listening during the day alters sleep architecture and neurophysiological restoration at night.

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