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The Sleep and Chronobiology Research Center conducts both basic and applied research. Its three main goals are to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients through the study of disease pathophysiology and the testing of new interventions, to advance knowledge in basic sleep and chronobiology research in both animals and humans, and to provide education and training.

In addition to increasing understanding of fundamental mechanisms and functions, the center’s primary research aim is to improve the objective diagnosis and treatment of patients with sleep disorders and circadian rhythm disturbances.

The center focuses on the comprehensive study of regulatory systems, including circadian rhythms, sleep-wake regulation, and arousal, which represent one of the key domains of neuropsychiatric research. To achieve this, it conducts both animal and human research on the physiology and pathophysiology of sleep, wakefulness, and circadian rhythms in neuropsychiatric disorders and their animal models. It uses a broad range of methods to investigate these phenomena at the molecular, cellular, biochemical, electrophysiological, and behavioral levels, and it analyses the resulting data using advanced mathematical approaches.

The center also provides education for undergraduate and postgraduate students, offers courses for healthcare professionals, and organizes lectures and outreach activities for the general public.