Souvenirs of sleep: Professor earns funds for new study analyzing superior memory
Psychology professor Dr. Carmen Westerberg analyzes sleep EEG data at Northwestern University in 2009. Photo courtesy of Dr. Carmen Westerberg After dedicating years of education to brain research and psychology, Dr. Carmen Westerberg, an associate psychology professor at Texas State, was awarded $300,000 to fund her upcoming study exploring the effects of sleep on memory retention and formation. The funds for the study were granted by the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience, which grants up to four awards annually for studies in Memory and Cognitiv...
Source: universitystar.com