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Conceptualizing Sleep and Wake Patterns: Brian McElroy at TEDxUniversityofArizona

907 views · Published 17 June 2013 · 9:10 · Indexed 1 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Brian McElroy's talk challenges our perceptions of the line between sleep and wakefulness--calling into question our common assumptions about what it means to be "asleep." 

Brian is a research assistant at the Higgins Sleep Lab, which is part of the University of Arizona's Department of Neuroscience. He is studying NSCS (Neuroscience & Cognitive Science) and Creative Writing. On the side he is employed at the local theater company Live Theatre Workshop as a stage manager, actor, and teacher. His passions include the brain, fantasy RPGs, classical guitar, politics, and absurdist theatre. 

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