Matthew Walker – Masterclass – Teaches the Science of Better Sleep

Matthew Walker – Masterclass – Teaches the Science of Better Sleep

Neuroscience professor Matthew Walker teaches you the science of sleep and how to optimize it to better your overall health.

As a professor of neuroscience and psychology at UC Berkeley and the director of the Center for Human Sleep Science, Matthew Walker is an expert on sleep. In this class, he will illuminate the science behind sleep and teach you how to increase the quality and quantity of your sleep. Learn how to prevent sleep debt, navigate the effects of alcohol and caffeine, and improve your health. Your best sleep starts tonight.

Browse Lesson Plan

1. Meet Your Instructor
2. What Is Sleep?
3. How Sleep Works
4. Night Owl or Morning Lark?
5. The Buzz on Alcohol and Caffeine
6. Prevent Sleep Debt
7. Fire Up the Brain
8. Sleep Across Our Life Span
9. Overnight Therapy
10. The Absurd Act of Dreaming
11. Sleep and the Human Body
12. Diet and Sleep
13. Sleep to Thrive
14. How to Sleep Better
15. Reclaim Your Sleep