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Sleep: Why We Need it and How We Do it (P254)

P – Life Sciences

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Online | October 17, 2024-November 14, 2024

Thursday: 10:45 AM-12:00 PM

Sleep is an irresistible physiologic need. We all need to sleep. This course covers what sleep is, why we need it, how we do it and what can go wrong with our sleep. Sleep’s many functions in memory, emotional healing, immune maintenance, dreaming and brain health are covered. Fascinating nonhuman sleep and troubling sleep disorders are discussed.

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This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).


INSTRUCTOR: Michael Salvatore

SALVATORE, MICHAEL–M.D., board-certified in sleep medicine, pulmonology, critical care and internal medicine. Practiced for 35 years.


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