Lecture on sleep and cognition in children with developmental disorders

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Time: 4.00pm - 5.00pm
Venue: Room JG2004, John Galsworthy building, Penrhyn Road campus, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE
Price: free
Speaker(s): Dr Dagmara Dimitriou, senior lecturer, Department of Psychology and Human Development, Institute of Education, University of London

Sleep is not simply an inactive state, but a necessary physiological process that can influence health and cognitive functioning of a child. Sleep disturbances are common in children with developmental disorders, yet relatively little is known about specificity and causality of sleep problems.

In this talk, Dr Dagmara Dimitriou, senior lecturer in the Institute of Education at the University of London, will present studies examining sleep-related learning and endocrine sleep profiles of children with Williams syndrome and Down syndrome. This will be followed by a Q&A session.

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Contact: Dr Nora Vyas
Email: n.vyas@kingston.ac.uk