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Matthew Walker | |
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Born | Matthew Walker 1972 or 1973 (age 50–51)[2] |
Alma mater | |
Known for | Why We Sleep |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sleep[1] |
Institutions | Harvard University University of California, Berkeley |
Thesis | A psychophysiological investigation into fluctuating levels of consciousness in neurodegenerative dementia (1999[dead link]) |
Website | sleepdiplomat |
Matthew Walker is a British author, scientist and professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.[1][3][4][5]
As an academic, Walker has focused on the impact of sleep on human health. He has contributed to many scientific research studies.[1] Why We Sleep (2017) is his first work of popular science.[6]