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Professor Sara C. Mednick is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine and a research scientist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. She is the author of The Hidden Power of the Downstate (Hachette Go!, 2022) and Take a Nap! Change Your Life (Workman). Her work focuses on:
- Enhancing cognition through napping, transcranial electrical stimulation, sound/light interventions, and pharmacology
- Intersections between sleep, the autonomic nervous system, and brain function
- Menstrual cycle and aging effects on cognitive performance
Her research has been federally funded by:
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Department of Defense (Office of Naval Research, DARPA)
Key scientific recognition:
- Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (2015)
Academic trajectory includes:
- BA in Drama/Dance from Bard College
- PhD in Psychology from Harvard University
- Postdoctoral training at Salk Institute and UC San Diego
Her work has been featured in CNN, Reuters, NPR, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Real Simple, and Men’s Journal.
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