The Sleep Research Laboratory at Brock University is affiliated with the Department of Psychology and supports research into sleep, cognition, memory, emotion, and behavioural neuroscience. Areas of investigation include sleep deprivation, memory consolidation, sleep spindles and K-complexes, cognitive performance, and the effects of sleep on emotional processing. Through experimental sleep research, the laboratory contributes to understanding the relationships between sleep, brain function, learning, memory, and psychological wellbeing.