Welcome back to Let’s Talk About Women! 

In this episode, PhD Student Franziska Weinmar is talking to Dr. Christian Benedict about something that we all love: sleep. But how do women sleep? Christian and Franziska are diving deeper into the jungle of sleep science - recognizing that even after an hour of a highly captivating discussion, they are only just scratching the surface...

Timestamps:

01:10: Why do we need sleep?

11:05: How do women sleep?

16:30: Is there a role of sex hormones in women's sleep?

37:40: What happens to sleep during the transition to menopause?

47:30: What are consequences of poor sleep during menopause?

55:50: Does sleep improve after menopause?

58:30: Summary

1:03:30: What is the next question regarding sleep and women's mental health?

A huge thanks to Lieve van Egmond for exchanging ideas in preparation of this episode!

Sound recording & editing: Center for Media Competence, University of Tübingen. 

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Christian's popular-scientific books

• (German): "Schlaf ist die beste Medizin" (https://www.edenbooks.de/book/schlaf-ist-die-beste-medizin-klappenbroschur-97839591238/)
• (Swedish): "Sömn, sömn, sömn" (https://www.bonnierfakta.se/bocker/223532/somn-somn-somn/)

References:

• Sleep and immunity: Spiegel, K., Rey, A. E., Cheylus, A., Ayling, K., Benedict, C., et al. (2023). A meta-analysis of the associations between insufficient sleep duration and antibody response to vaccination. Current Biology, 33(5), 998-1005. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.017
• REM sleep and fear extinction: Wassing, R., et al. (2019). Restless REM sleep impedes overnight amygdala adaptation. Current Biology, 29(14), 2351-2358. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.034
• Sleep and menstrual cycle (Review): Gupta, P. D. (2022). Menstrual cycle effects on sleep. Clinical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5(2), 042-043.DOI: 10.29328/journal.cjog.1001105
• Sleep-disordered breathing and menopause: Siguroardottir, E. S., et al. (2022). Female sex hormones and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in European women of a population-based cohort. Plos one, 17(6), e0269569. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269569
• Sleep loss and the socio-emotional brain: Vallat, R., et al. (2020). Sleep Loss and the Socio-Emotional Brain. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 24(6), 435-450. DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2020.02.003 
• Sleep, brain health and Alzheimer's disease: Cedernaes, J., Osorio, R. S., Varga, A. W., Kam, K., Schiöth, H. B., & Benedict, C. (2017). Candidate mechanisms underlying the association between sleep-wake disruptions and Alzheimer's disease. Sleep medicine reviews, 31, 102-111. DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.02.002

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Welcome to this Let’s Talk About Women special!

Over three parts, PhD Student Franziska Weinmar is taking you on site to the Fe/Male Brain Symposium held Tübingen, April 2023. In interviews, three speakers of the symposium, all of which are pioneers in the field of sex and gender research in neuroscience, share their insights on the most recent developments in this field as well as future implication of their research for women and men.

In this episode Franziska is talking to Prof. Daphna Joel from the Tel Aviv University in Israel. Among others, she is known for her research on the theory of the mosaic brain about which she has also written a book (English: "Gender Mosaic - Beyond the Myth of the Male and Female Brain"; German: "Das Gehirn hat kein Geschlecht")

A huge thanks goes to Prof Daphna Joel, Dr. Claudia Barth & Prof Markus Hausmann for taking their time for these interviews!

Also, props to Gloria Matte Bon for being the doorkeeper, ensuring that the recordings on site at the symposium were not disturbed.

Sound recording & editing: Center for Media Competence, University of Tübingen. 

Do you have any feedback, suggestions, or questions? Get in touch with us: [email protected] or instagram: @irtg2804

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Welcome to this Let’s Talk About Women special!

Over three parts, PhD Student Franziska Weinmar is taking you on site to the Fe/Male Brain Symposium held Tübingen, April 2023. In interviews, three speakers of the symposium, all of which are pioneers in the field of sex and gender research in neuroscience, share their insights on the most recent developments in this field as well as future implication of their research for women and men.

In this episode Franziska is talking to Prof. Markus Hausmann from Durham University in the UK and his research on a bio-psycho-social approach to cognitive sex/gender differences.

A huge thanks goes to Prof Daphna Joel, Dr. Claudia Barth & Prof Markus Hausmann for taking their time for these interviews!

Also, props to Gloria Matte Bon for being the doorkeeper, ensuring that the recordings on site at the symposium were not disturbed.

Sound recording & editing: Center for Media Competence, University of Tübingen. 

Do you have any feedback, suggestions, or questions? Get in touch with us: [email protected]

Are you intrigued by this topic and want to be kept updated? Follow us on twitter: @irtg2804 or instagram: @irtg2804

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Welcome to this Let’s Talk About Women special!

Over three parts, PhD Student Franziska Weinmar is taking you on site to the Fe/Male Brain Symposium held Tübingen, April 2023. In interviews, three speakers of the symposium, all of which are pioneers in the field of sex and gender research in neuroscience, share their insights on the most recent developments in this field as well as future implication of their research for women and men.

In this episode Franziska is talking to Dr. Claudia Barth, senior researcher at the Diakonhjemmet Hospital in Oslo, Norway, whose research is focusing on relations of hormonal transition phases, brain dynamics, and disease.

A huge thanks goes to Prof Daphna Joel, Dr. Claudia Barth & Prof Markus Hausmann for taking their time for these interviews!

Also, props to Gloria Matte Bon for being the doorkeeper, ensuring that the recordings on site at the symposium were not disturbed.

Sound recording & editing: Center for Media Competence, University of Tübingen. 

Do you have any feedback, suggestions, or questions? Get in touch with us: [email protected]

Are you intrigued by this topic and want to be kept updated? Follow us on twitter: @irtg2804 or instagram: @irtg2804

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Welcome back to Let’s Talk About Women! 

In this episode, PhD Student Franziska Weinmar is talking to Dr. Ann-Christin Kimmig about a hot topic: oral contraceptives. We cover the effects on hormone levels, the brain, mood, libido, and socio-emotional functions and what happens if you stop using the pill. Based on state-of-the-art research Ann-Christin and Franziska are trying to navigate and disentangle the importance of oral contraceptives, what has been disregarded in the past, what is known today – and what not. Also, we shed light on “the next big question” for research on oral contraceptives. 

Timestamps:

00:00: Introduction

01:16: History & importance of oral contraceptives

03:55: (Neuro)biological mechanisms of oral contraceptives

12:45: Effects of oral contraceptives on mood & socio-emotional functions

25:13: Effects of stopping oral contraceptives

32:02: Oral contraceptives & mental health

38:20: Ann-Christin's "next big question" for future research

42:38: Ann-Christin's wish & advice for women & health practitioners regarding oral contraceptives

Sound recording & editing: Center for Media Competence, University of Tübingen. 

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Welcome to "Let's Talk About Women" - a science communication podcast of the International Research Training Group (IRTG) 2804 about "Women's Mental Health Across the Reproductive Lifespan".

In this pilot episode PhD Student Franziska Weinmar is talking to Prof. Inger Sundström Poromaa (Uppsala University) and Prof. Birgit Derntl (University of Tübingen) who collaborated and initiated the IRTG 2804, which is dedicated to research on women's mental health across the reproductive years.

Listen to our kick-off, in which Inger and Birgit highlight the need for research on women's hormonal transition phases and what can be gained from this in the future.

Sound recording & editing: Center for Media Competence, University of Tübingen. 

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