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DESCRIPTION:\nSupported by the generosity of the Killam Trusts\, The Neuro'
 s Killam Seminar Series invites outstanding guest speakers whose research 
 is of interest to the scientific community at The Neuro and McGill Univers
 ity.\n\n\nRegister Now\n\nTo watch online\, click here\n\nHost: Adrien Pey
 rache\n\n\nEcology and evolution of sleep: understanding sleep beyond the 
 laboratory\n\nAbstract: Sleep is a universal and vital behavior. However\,
  research has largely focused on its mechanisms in a few model organisms a
 nd in humans\, limiting our understanding of how sleep varies across ecolo
 gical contexts\, populations\, and species. This talk will examine current
  knowledge on the ecology and evolution of sleep and identify the critical
  gaps that must be addressed to explain its ultimate evolutionary function
 .\n\nPaul Antoine Libourel\n\nResearcher\, Center for Functional and Evolu
 tionary Ecology\, France\n\nPaul-Antoine Libourel is a CNRS researcher who
 se work lies at the intersection of neuroscience\, ecology\, and engineeri
 ng. Trained in biomedical engineering and electronic imaging\, he began hi
 s career as an instrumentation engineer at the National Museum of Natural 
 History in Paris\, where he contributed to research on locomotion and biom
 echanics. In 2009\, he joined the SLEEP team at the Neuroscience Research 
 Center of Lyon (CRNL) and later earned his PhD\, focusing on the evolution
 ary origins of sleep states in reptiles.\n\nOver the past 15 years\, Paul-
 Antoine has developed an eco-physiological approach to studying sleep in n
 atural environments\, moving beyond traditional laboratory models. He rece
 ntly joined the Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CEFE) in M
 ontpellier\, where he investigates sleep from an ecological and evolutiona
 ry perspective. His research integrates neurophysiology\, biologging techn
 ologies\, and behavioral analysis to explore the diversity\, evolution\, a
 nd adaptive functions of sleep across species.\n\n \n\nHe has led and cont
 ributed to numerous international research projects on sleep in a wide ran
 ge of animals\, including reptiles\, penguins\, sharks\, and elephant seal
 s.\n\n \n\nPaul-Antoine Libourel is also the inventor of innovative tools 
 for studying sleep both in natural environments and in the laboratory. \n
 \n \n\nHis current work aims to understand how ecological pressures\, such
  as predation risk and climate change\, shape sleep strategies in wild ani
 mals.\n\n \n
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LOCATION:de Grandpre Communications Centre\, The Neuro\, Montreal Neurologi
 cal Institute\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2B4\, 3801 rue University
SUMMARY:Killam Seminar Series: Ecology and evolution of sleep: Understandin
 g sleep beyond the laboratory
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/channels/event/killam-seminar-series-ecolog
 y-and-evolution-sleep-understanding-sleep-beyond-laboratory-371584
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