Rebecca Spencer
Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Isenberg School of Management
Biography
Isenberg School of Management
Rebecca Spencer is one of the nation's leading researchers exploring the relationship between sleep and brain function.
A highly sought expect leading expert on the of the relationship between sleep, memory and learning and how these change across the life span, Rebecca Spencer has appeared in publications ranging from the New York Time to PBS, the BBC, Netflix and Glamour magazine.
She leads the Somneurolab at UMass Amherst, where her research team uses a variety of techniques to explore how the brain operates during sleep and how this processing affects daytime cognition..
EDUCATION
- Purdue University
- Ph.D., Neuroscience
- Hope College
- B.A., Biology/Kinesiology
Videos
Dr. Rebecca Spencer - Sleep on it!
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