… Study Rationale:  Non-motor symptoms including sleep disturbances are common and enormously impact on the quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease. Sleep disruption affects motor function and can occur before … provide the main light signal to the brain for initiating sleep, are impaired in PD. Selectively illuminating these …

… Yo-El S. Ju is a neurologist with subspecialty training in sleep medicine. Her research interests focus on the bidirectional relationship between sleep and neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s … Stage 2 (NAPS2) U19 protocol focused on REM sleep behavior disorder as a prodromal condition with a high …

… as well as between healthy controls and patients with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) - a sleep disorder that confers a high risk to develop PD. … affected in PD (gastro-intestinal tract, mood, cognition, sleep, etc.). Proof of an early disturbance in the ghrelin …

… interest is to understand neural control and function of sleep. Using state-of-the-art techniques to target … key circuits for the generation of both REM and non-REM sleep. Recently, her lab has also begun investigating the function and homeostasis of sleep. …

… in 2017, which enabled her to establish a group within the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNi). Dr. … mechanisms underlying input pathways to the circadian and sleep systems. Her research has resulted in multiple … a scientific editor for multiple journals in the field of sleep and circadian rhythms and is a frequent peer reviewer …

… Shady Rahayel is a clinical sleep psychologist and neuropsychologist specializing in … imaging researcher at the Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine. His research program focuses on developing … neurodegenerative mechanisms associated with isolated REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD), a condition in which over …