How do we measure sleep in the laboratory?

Host: Mr Joshua Benson

Thursday 21 August 2025, 12pm – 1pm

Macquarie University

Overview

Sleep is a complex behavioural and biological phenomenon. People can describe their sleep in terms of timing and quality but to fully understand sleep we need to know what’s happening in the brain and body. To do this accurately we measure people’s sleep in the laboratory and this presentation will explore how we measure sleep and what it all means.

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Biography

Joshua Benson is a certified expert sleep technologist with a decade of experience in sleep research and sleep medicine. He has a particular interest in sleep investigations and analysis.

Contact Us

For more details about the series, contact us at dvc.medicine.and.health@mq.edu.au.

Main campus

Wallumattagal Campus
Balaclava Road
Macquarie University NSW 2109

City campus

Angel Place
Level 24, 123 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Event Contact

events@mq.edu.au

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Macquarie University stands - the Wallumattagal Clan of the Dharug Nation - whose cultures and customs have nurtured, and continue to nurture, this land since time immemorial. We pay our respects to the Elders, past and present.