Happy to share some of the work done in our lab in this mega-thread of nine (!) papers/preprints (+1 sneak peek) from the last six months. Here goes (in no particular order)! **Please repost** and let me know if you need access to any of the PDFs! #sleeppeeps #sleep #neuroscience 1/12

Parents who confiscate their teenager's phone at bedtime are fighting the wrong battle — the real reason teens can't sleep is structural, biological, and about to get worse this weekend New reporting reveals that the teen sleep crisis is driven far more by early school start times and biological circadian shifts than by screens — and the daylight saving time change this weekend is ab...

"Blaming screens is like blaming the thermometer for the fever."

Well put!

#startschoollater #sleeppeeps

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Really valuable insight into under-appreciated biology: non-24 hour sleep-wake disorder.

#Circadian #SleepPeeps

Saint Louis Public Schools weighs a big shift: later school start times A district proposal could shift bell schedules as research ties later starts to better sleep, fewer tardies, and stronger academic outcomes.

"The question now isn’t whether later start times help—it’s whether communities are willing to act on the evidence.” #startschoollater #sleepmatters #ItCanBeDone #sleeppeeps www.stlmag.com/health/saint...

Registration for the workshop closes this Sunday (no extensions)! Come join us in what will be the biggest in-person ISRW to date!
#sleeppeeps #cns2026 @cnsmtg.bsky.social

#sleeppeeps #sleepandcircadian

When the Wall Finally Cracks: The Start-Time Battles That Looked Hopeless—Until They Weren’t How some of the most resistant school districts in America became champions of healthy start times.

If you're in the trenches right now—exhausted, discouraged, or convinced nothing will ever change—remember this:

The wall looks solid until the moment it cracks.
And when it cracks, it often crumbles fast.

#startschoollater #sleeppeeps open.substack.com/pub/terrazip...

#Sleeppeeps, I've a confession:

I'm uber-skeptical about scalp EEG definitions of "memory reactivation". I've worked on this too, but proliferation of approaches is far outpacing our understanding of what any are REALLY measuring.

Let's keep working on it, but still feels very early/exploratory.

Do you wonder if there are benefits to catching up on lost sleep during the weekends?

Our spotlight sleep research for this week suggests that catching up on lost sleep during the weekends is of great benefit.

Tap the link below

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#sleeppeeps #publichealth

Read here 👇

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#medsky #SleepPeeps #sleep&circadian #publichealth

Oumissa Inspire Developing Public Health Capacity With Stories and Data.

What do scientists and researchers say about sleep and memory?

Tap the link below to dive into this week's breakdown of sleep research we think you should know.

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Enjoy and share ✨

#publichealth #SleepPeeps #sleep&circdian

Shouts From The Stands: It's Time to Ditch High School Early Morning Swim Practice Teen swimmers are told to work harder and sleep more—yet their schedules make both impossible. One athlete explains why something has to change.

“Sleep is about as elusive as an Olympic Trials cut… I set my alarm for 4:30 a.m.… most nights I get barely 5.5 hours of sleep… ‘just go to bed earlier’ ignores homework, stress, and reality… we need sleep.” #startschoollater #sleeppeeps swimswam.com/shouts-from-...

Fourteen years ago I had a high school student who stood in the dark. He grew up and his school system DID end up starting later (wahoo!)--though too late for him. But seeing what it was like for him to go to school reminds me why I'm still at this! #startschoollater #sleeppeeps

Wow, inspiring work.

IMO the 'jingle-jangle' fallacy is a majorly underappreciated source of confusion in many fields. In my field (sleep/memory), we have issues of a similar scale re:

-What is a "sleep spindle"?
-Correlations between "sleep stages" and "memory performance"

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"By moving the high school start time later, we aren’t just giving our high school students a break. We’re giving them a fighting chance to succeed." – CCSD Superintendent Jhone M. Ebert #startschoollater #sleeppeeps #ItCanBeDone youtu.be/9cnF8Lszlxo?...

CCSD Announces New Start Times to Maximize Student Learning As the Clark County School District (CCSD) partners with the community to become the Destination District, we are committed to making data-driven decisions that put student achievement first.  To maxi...

They still have work to do on their middle schools—but, wow, after all the sturm und drang about 7 am starts being the ONLY viable way to run high schools, this decision should give hope to school districts everywhere! #startschoollater #ItCANbedone #sleeppeeps newsroom.ccsd.net/ccsd-announc...

Dream x Engineering Symposium A gathering of world leaders in sleep and dream science exploring how we can influence dreaming with precision to improve well-being, accelerate learning, and treat clinical conditions.

👋 #sleeppeeps, this weekend I’ll be at the DxE simposyum at MIT to present some preliminary work at the intersection of AI and neuroscience to trace #dream event in event #EEG signal. Come say hi at the event, or drop a line if you’re in the Boston area and wanna chat 😀
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#PublicHealth #publichealthprogress #sleep #SleepPeeps #sleep&circadian

Are you curious about what sleep is like in preindustrial societies?

Then you’ll find our brief breakdown of this research worth the read.

Enjoy and RT✨

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"Ooooh, I had this crazy dream last night... what does it mean"?

#sleeppeeps

It would help if I could spell #SleepPeeps correctly...

The rumors are true! YOU can participate in the SLRCH 2026 Early Career Day Subcommittee and help plan design the speaker program! Follow this link for more information and to apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#sleeppeeps #circadian #science #earlycareer

Oumissa Inspire Developing Public Health Capacity With Stories and Data.

#PublicHealth #medsky #SleepPeeps #sleep&circadian

Sleep apnea is a chronic sleep disorder that steals rest from sleep, leaving a person feeling unrefreshed/tired, regardless of how long they slept.

Read our break down of this research on sleep apnea 👇

oumissainspire.com/sleep-apnea

School Board mulls later start times after survey nets 48K responses After receiving over 48,000 responses to a survey on the topic, Deputy Superintendent Jesse Welsh said most were supportive of making school start later in the day.

Clark County school officials agree: If you want to base decisions on kids and research, moving 7am school bells later is the way to go
#startschoollater #sleepmatters #sleeppeeps www.reviewjournal.com/local/educat...

When One Door Closes: Florida's School Start Time Reform Isn't Over Yet Despite a watered-down school start time law, some Florida districts may still end up complying.

Buses at 4:52am???
Florida’s school start time law was weakened—but it still has teeth
Some districts are stepping up. Others may just file reports and opt out
What’s really happening—and what’s at stake for teen sleep
#StartSchoolLater #FLedu #sleeppeeps

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Orange County Public Schools seeking public feedback on changing school start times Orange County Public Schools is seeking public feedback on possible school start time changes.

Despite the watering down of Florida's school start time law, some districts are looking to start school later anyway! When one door closes... #startschoollater #sleeppeeps #ItCanBeDone
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What’s the connection between sleep disruption, the choroid plexus, and brain aging? Find out at my #SfN25 poster where I’ll be sharing new data from the IGNITE study!

Tuesday 11/18, 8AM-12PM

📍Session C.02, LBP070.20

#Neuroscience #SleepPeeps

Scotland's school days could start later School days could start later because pupils 'struggle to get up in the mornings' under reforms planned by Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth.

Scotland's school days could start later to reflect teen sleep needs and help tackle the rise in challenging behavior and violence in secondary school #startschoollater #sleeppeeps www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

A man (Michael Rosbash) stands at a podium in front of a slideshow titled "recent studies addressing the regulation of circadian rhythms". Another man (Joe Takahashi) stands to his right, introducing him as our next speaker.

Always a joy to catch up with the Texas Society for Circadian Biology & Medicine! This year we even got some cool new data from Michael Rosbash - it's not every day you get to ask a Nobel Prize winner a question!! 🤩

#chronobiology #circadian #SleepPeeps

How can sleep professionals help advocate for later school start times for adolescents? In this podcast the Mayo Clinic features a sleep specialist who was successful in his efforts. #startschoollater #sleeppeeps youtu.be/AtFHEwgogrM?...