Ready Steady Learn w/ Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi: November 11, 2024

Jonny chats to postdoctoral felllow Dr Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi about her research into the impact of disrupted sleep. We humans intimately understand how sleep deprivation impacts our wellbeing and especially our communication. However, Dr Gaviraghi Mussoi's research for the School of Biological sciences focuses on the extent to which disrupted sleep impacts the communication zebra finches. Birds use songs to mate, to defend territories and to warn others about predators. So if their song is impacted by lack of sleep, it could impact their chances of reproducing and surviving! Whakarongo mai nei. 

Thanks to Waiapapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland.