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'Learning' part 1 - Sleep for success

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Sleep is really important. But do we realise how important it is, particularly for helping us think straight? Are teenagers lazy? Are their body clocks different?
Dr Christopher-James Harvey talks us through the 'TeenSleep' project which is asking whether sleep education and later school start times might help teens do better in their exams. You can also find out more with our animation bit.ly/making-you-tick.

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Episode Information

Series
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
People
Christopher-James Harvey
Keywords
sleep
neuroscience
behaviour
depression
well-being
Health
school
body clock
circadian rhythms
sleep education
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 05/05/2016
Duration: 00:09:24

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