Tell me about Matthew Walker

Matthew Walker is a neuroscientist and sleep researcher, and a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. His lab studies why and how we sleep, including dreaming, learning during sleep, and the effects of insufficient or poor-quality sleep. He founded the Center for Human Sleep Science and wrote the bestselling book Why We Sleep. 1

He has also appeared on the show to discuss sleep’s roles in dreaming, learning, memory, and creativity. 2 3