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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