Gina R. Poe | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University University of California, Los Angeles University of Arizona |
| Known for | Role of REM sleep in memory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Thesis | Imaged hippocampal activity during sleep/waking states and spontaneous respiratory events in the freely behaving cat (1995) |
Gina R. Poe is an American neuroscientist specializing in the study of sleep and its effect on memory and learning.[1] Her findings have shown that the absence of noradrenaline and low levels of serotonin during sleep spindles allow the brain to form new memories during REM, as well as restructure old memory circuits to allow for more learning during later waking periods.[2] She currently works as a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).