| Matthew Walker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Matthew P. Walker 1972/1973 (age 44–45)[1] Liverpool, England |
| Other names | Sleep Diplomat |
| Alma mater | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience, psychology |
| Institutions | Harvard University University of California, Berkeley |
| Website | www |
Matthew P. Walker is a British scientist and professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on the impact of sleep on human health and disease. He was previously a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is also the founder and director of the Center for Human Sleep Science. He has received numerous funding awards from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, and is a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. He has published over 100 scientific research studies and has been featured on numerous television and radio outlets, including 60 Minutes, National Geographic, NOVA scienceNOW, NPRand the BBC.
Works:
Why We Sleep
In October 2017, Penguin Random House and Scribner published Walker’s first book, Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams.[9][10][11][12][13][14] He spent four years writing the book,[15] in which he argues that sleep deprivation is linked to numerous fatal diseases, including dementia.[16]
More at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Walker_(scientist)