Sleep: a pillar of health and performance

Workshop, Conference , Student Life, Staff Life, Scientific and Technical Culture
March 17, 2026 Valence
As part of Brain Awareness Week

12:30 - 13:30 Conference at the DSDA library
Sleep: a pillar of health and performance

Sleep is a major determinant of health and performance. This conference will address its physiological and cognitive mechanisms, its impacts in case of deficit, from the general population to athletes, as well as concrete recommendations for optimizing it for the benefit of health and performance.

Speakers: 
Monique Mendelson, Associate Professor | HP2 Laboratory | UFR STAPS
Nathan Descôtes, PhD student | SENS Laboratory | HP2

Free entry, subject to availability.
You are welcome to bring your own packed lunch.
 
Possibility to book for the conference


From 1:45 pm to 3 pm: Musical naps
Offered by the Rodolphe Pesce University Library within the DSDA library

Comfortably settled in a deckchair and out of sight, enjoy 20 minutes of relaxation with music to recharge your batteries!
A sleep mask offered to all participants
3 slots of 20 minutes | 10 places per slot
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM

I'm reserving my nap time slot
The DSDA library and the R. Pesce University Library will offer you a selection of thematic books.
 
Published on January 15, 2025
Updated on March 4, 2026