'AI in Action': Machine learning may help scientists explore deep sleep | Penn State News

ICS CyberScience Seminar on Sept. 17 features Orfeu Buxton, noted sleep health researcher by Matt Swayne, Science and Research Information Officer at Penn State.

Diet, health and sleep represent the three pillars of health. Penn State's ICS's first CyberScience Seminar speaker will discuss sleep health and ways that technology is helping researchers explore this key pillar of good health.
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An expert on sleep health will be the first speaker for Penn State’s Institute for CyberScience seminar series on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Orfeu Buxton, a professor of biobehavioral health and Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) co-funded faculty member at Penn State, will discuss interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the role of sleep health in overall health and well-being and the use of research methods that leverage digital and other biomarkers with an orientation towards developing scalable interventions. The seminar will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon in room 233A, the HUB-Robeson Center. Coffee and refreshments will be served.

“Sleep is one of three ‘pillars of health’ along with diet and exercise,” said Buxton, who also directs the Sleep, Health & Society Collaboratory. “Adequate restorative sleep is important for mood, positive social interactions, productivity, safety and healing, whereas insufficient or poor-quality sleep in the long term increases the risk of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.”...

The session also will be available online at https://psu.zoom.us/j/685844641. For more information, visit the ICS event page.
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Source: Penn State News