Is poor sleep making me feel sad?

Host: Dr Rick Wassing

Thursday 22 May 2025, 12pm – 1pm

Room 102, Ainsworth Building, 1 Wally’s Walk, Macquarie University

Overview

Research suggests that sleep has a strong effect on emotions. Healthy sleep can allow us to cope with emotional experiences especially when we are recalling those memories, whereas sleep disturbance can negatively affect emotional memories and mental health.

In this presentation, Dr Rick Wassing will provide critical insights into his research on sleep and emotions and explain how the brain processes these during sleep.

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Biography

Dr Rick Wassing is an early career researcher who specialises in the neurobiology of sleep in people with insomnia.

His current research is investigating links and testing treatments to improve sleep and mental health.

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.