Research

The Department of Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience supports active research in sleep cognition, environmental memory encoding, and neurobehavioral assessment. Current projects are conducted within the department and do not involve external clinical partnerships.

Active Projects

Project Lead Status
Episodic Memory Consolidation in Non-REM Sleep Cycles Dr. P. Hentsch Active — Year 2 of 3
Behavioral Indexing in Sleep-Disorder Cognitive Profiles Dr. A. Okafor Active — enrollment open
Neurobehavioral Assessment Instrument Validation Dr. C. Mross Active — analysis phase

Concluded Projects

Project Lead Concluded Notes
Longitudinal Sleep Recall Study (Protocol 7A) Dr. E. Vale (withdrew Jan 2013) September 2013 Data transferred to Somnatek Sleep Health Center / Dorsal Health Holdings LLC. See published abstract.

For archived publications and IRB filings, see the Research Archive.