Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140101075 [ 2014-02-03 - 2017-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: John Lesku (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award)

Brief description Ecophysiology and evolution of sleep and adaptive sleeplessness. The function of sleep is enigmatic, even though the treatment of costly sleep disorders requires an understanding of the function that sleep performs. This project approaches this enigma with the comprehensive study of sleep in diverse animals to examine ecological-induced plasticity and evolution of sleep. Using innovative technologies in real-world situations, this project will spearhead the study of sleep ecophysiology to identify animals that are resilient to the negative effects of sleep loss, and will determine whether the evolution of new types of animal was associated with the co-evolution of new types of sleep. The outcomes will have wide-ranging implications for our view of sleep function, prescriptions for an optimal amount of sleep and human health and wellbeing.

Funding Amount $374,837

Funding Scheme Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

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