Oral presentations - Waves of Thought: The Neuroscience of Sleep
Tracks
Track 4
Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
1:45 PM - 3:25 PM |
Room 6 |
Speaker
Dr Scott Coussens
Manager of Technical Services
University of South Australia
Characterizing K-Complexes in PTSD Patients
1:50 PM - 2:02 PMBiography
Scott is a neuroscientist with 21 years of experience in clinical sleep medicine. He currently holds the position of Manager: Technical Services at UniSA with roles as a researcher and Laboratory Co-ordinator across both The Cognitive Neuroscience Lab and The Behaviour, Brain and Body Research Centre and technical consultant for numerous and diverse projects.
His work encompasses a wide range of research and technical fields including the developing and optimising of analysis techniques of electrophysiological data sets (particularly EEG)), machine learning, the neuroscience of sleep and memory, and investigating the interaction of exercise, sleep and health across the lifespan.
Dr Andrea Riccardiello
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Sleep and overnight emotional memory in older adults with depression: A high-density EEG investigation
2:03 PM - 2:15 PMBiography
Dr Andrea Ricciardiello is a postdoctoral research fellow who leads the neuromodulation research theme within the sleep and circadian group at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. Her novel research focuses on adapting stimulation techniques for use in sleep disorders. She recently completed her PhD thesis looking at characterising objective sleep in older adults with depression and identifying links between sleep, memory and emotion processing in this group.
Mr Alec Nelson
Research Coordinator
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Feasibility of evaluating early markers of neurodegeneration in a sleep clinic setting
2:16 PM - 2:28 PMBiography
A research coordinator at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Alec completed his Bachelor of Medical Sciences at Macquarie University.
Ms Kathy Lung
Research Assistant
Neuroscience Research Australia
Autonomic Activations in Sleep: Tachycardic responses to nocturnal swallows and arousals in people with OSA
2:29 PM - 2:41 PMBiography
Kathy is a sleep researcher from Neuroscience Research Australia with a background in clinical medicine, genetics research and mental health research.
Ms Georgina Rawson
Phd Candidate
Monash University
Investigating the role of amyloid burden on sleep microarchitecture and associations with cognitive functioning in individuals with OSA.
2:42 PM - 2:54 PMBiography
Georgina is a PhD candidate at Monash University exploring obstructive sleep apnoea as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease with a focus on sleep microarchitecture and hypertension. Prior to commencing her PhD at Monash Georgina was introduced to the world of sleep research at Flinders University, with the wonderful team at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health. As a PhD candidate Georgina has been awarded a scholarship for dementia research with Australian Rotary Health, and was the 2023 runner up for the Mellius ECR travel award.
Mr Jack Anderson
Phd Candidate
University of Sydney / The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Understanding sleep-wake disturbances in dementia with Lewy bodies using parametric and non-parametric measures in wrist actigraphy
2:55 PM - 3:07 PMBiography
Jack is a PhD candidate from the University of Sydney and the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. His current focus is the relationship between sleep-wake disturbances and clinical symptomatology in Lewy body disorders. He has a keen interest in qEEG, actigraphy and MRI analysis.
Mrs Laura Marriott
Sleep & Respiratory Scientist
Queensland Health / Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Chair
Biography
Mr Thomas Churchward
Head Respiratory and Sleep Scientist
Austin Health