Delphine OUDIETTE
Title: Project Sponsor, PhD, CR
Function: PI
Affiliated entities INSERM
- Since 2018: Research officer INSERM, Paris Brain Institute, Team ‘Abnormal Movements and Ganglions de la Base’ (Paris, France)
- 2016-2018: Post-doctoral student, Sleeping Pathology Department, Hospital Pitié-Salpétrière & Paris Brain Institute, Abnormal Movements and Ganglions Team (Paris, France); Supervisors: Prof. Stéphane Lehéricy/ Prof. Marie Vidailhet/ Prof. Isabelle Arnulf
- 2014-2016: Post-Doctorate, Paris Brain Institute, Team Motivation, Brain & Behaviour (Paris, France), Supervisor: Mathias Pessiglione
- 2011-2014: Post-Doctorate, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, (Evanston, USA); Supervisor: Prof. Ken A. Paller
- 2007-2010: Doctor, Sleep Pathology Unit, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (Paris, France); Supervisor: Prof. Isabelle Arnulf
In our modern productivity-enhancing societies, sleep is often seen as a waste of time, as if sleep were "stealing" precious hours that we could devote to "living". Yet sleep disorders are a central symptom of many societal health problems such as aging, depression, Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease, suggesting that sleep plays a crucial role in our overall functioning. But the exact functions of sleep and the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. My main goal is to find out what happens to us when we sleep, at the cerebral, cognitive and experiential levels. Is our current of consciousness different according to states of vigilance? Does sleep change the way we think and act when we are awake?
Answering these questions is a challenge because what happens in the sleeping mind is virtually inaccessible. This means that it is difficult to distinguish and measure a specific cognitive process related to sleep based solely on EEG activity.