Giulio Tononi
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Giulio Tononi is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin. He is an authority on sleep, and in particular the genetics and etiology of sleep. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
He is also interested in the nature of consciousness, [11] and has co-authored a book on the subject with Gerald Edelman. [12] [13]
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- ^ Brain Connections Strengthen During Waking Hours, Weaken During Sleep. ScienceDaily (January 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ Hard lessons, sound sleep. New Scientist (June 2004). Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ Memory formation: The big sleep. The Economist (April 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ Wisconsin Researchers Identify Sleep Gene. ScienceDaily (April 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ Sarah Graham (April 2005). Slumbering Fruit Flies Shed Light on Genetics of Sleep Needs. SciAm.com (Scientific American). Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ Carl Zimmer (November 2005). Down for the Count. New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ Fruit Flies In Dreamland? "Dozing" Invertebrates May Stir New Sleep-Disorder Studies. ScienceDaily (March 2000). Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ Henry Fountain (January 2008). Study Gives Key Role to Sleep in Helping Brain Learn Anew. New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ Scientists Find Brain Areas Affected By Lack Of Sleep. ScienceDaily (November 2003). Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ John Fauber (May 2007). Turning back brain's clock?: UW sleep study could have implications for disorders. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ A New Scientific Approach To Solving An Age-Old Question -- How Does The Brain Gives Rise To Consciousness?. ScienceDaily (December 1998). Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ Gerard Edelman; Giulio Tononi (June 2000). Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imagination (book), Allen Lane.
- ^ Steven Poole (June 2000). Mind games: Gerald Edelman and Giulio Tononi dodge the question of free will in Consciousness. Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.