Dr. Adrian Owen
Renowned neuroscientist and professor at the Brain and Mind Institute, known for pioneering work detecting consciousness in patients diagnosed as vegetative and for large-scale studies of sleep and cognition.
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Feb 7, 2026 • 46min
Sleep, Unconsciousness and the Brain. With Dr. Adrian Owen
Dr. Adrian Owen, a neuroscientist who revealed hidden awareness in nonresponsive patients and led huge sleep studies. He discusses the largest sleep and cognition study, how sleep duration links to brain aging and decision-making, why too much sleep can hurt, practical routines for better sleep, Muse meditation results, and using imagined actions to communicate with unresponsive patients.
Feb 8, 2025 • 20min
Transforming dementia care with better detection tools
Neuroscientist Adrian Owen dives into the critical topic of dementia detection tools, emphasizing their alarming inadequacies worldwide. He discusses outdated methods like MMSE and advocates for innovative, digitally-enabled cognitive assessments. Owen highlights the implications of advanced neuroscience in primary care and the urgent need for early detection to improve patient outcomes. Through engaging insights, he underscores how precision tools can reshape dementia care and reduce healthcare costs, ultimately paving the way for better life planning for patients.
