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Sleep on It: Why Rest Is Essential to Attorney Wellness and Competent Practice (On-Demand)

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$129.00

Course Description

*Not available for credit in Tennessee or Texas

Attendees will be given a brief primer on sleep: They will learn how much sleep people need on average, and why sleep is important for healthy brain function.  Attendees will then learn how sleep is specifically important for cognitive abilities including memory, creative problem-solving, and error monitoring, and why sleep loss can disrupt these abilities.  They will then be given science-backed tips to improve sleep quality.  

Syllabus

  1. Brief primer on sleep (sleep stages and how much sleep humans need)
  2. Importance of sleep for memory, creative problem-solving, and error monitoring
  3. Practical tips for improving sleep quality

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Elizabeth A. Kensinger, Ph.D.
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Elizabeth A. Kensinger, Ph.D.
Elizabeth A. Kensinger, Ph.D.
Elizabeth A. Kensinger, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Boston College, where she directs the Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience laboratory and investigates the connections between emotion, memory, sleep, stress, and aging. She holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Biology from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from MIT, and has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and two books on memory and emotion.
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