Giulio Tononi
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Giulio Tononi is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin. He is an authority on sleep, and in particular the genetics and etiology of sleep. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] His work in sleep has led to the Synaptic Homeostasis Hypothesis, proposed with sleep research Chiara Cirelli, which posits that sleep need is based on the build up of overall synaptic strength in the brain through daily learning.
He is a leader in the field of consciousness studies,[8] and has co-authored a book on the subject with Gerald Edelman. [9] [10] He also developed Integrated Information Theory (IIT) as a quantitative measure of consciousness.
His work has been described as "the only really promising fundamental theory of consciousness" by Christof Koch[11]
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- ^ "Hard lessons, sound sleep". New Scientist. June 2004. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18224512.800-hard-lessons-sound-sleep.html. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Memory formation: The big sleep". The Economist. April 2008. http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?story_id=7138780&fsrc=RSS. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Slumbering Fruit Flies Shed Light on Genetics of Sleep Needs". SciAm.com (Scientific American). April 2005. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=slumbering-fruit-flies-sh. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ Carl Zimmer (November 2005). "Down for the Count". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/08/science/08slee.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ "Study Gives Key Role to Sleep in Helping Brain Learn Anew". New York Times. January 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/science/29obslee.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=science&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ "Scientists Find Brain Areas Affected By Lack Of Sleep". ScienceDaily. November 2003. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/11/031113065511.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ "Turning back brain's clock?: UW sleep study could have implications for disorders". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. May 2007. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30810536_ITM. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ Carl Zimmer (September 20, 2010). "Sizing Up Consciousness by Its Bits". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/science/21consciousness.html?hp. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ (book) Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imagination. Allen Lane. June 2000.
- ^ "Mind games: Gerald Edelman and Giulio Tononi dodge the question of free will in Consciousness". Guardian Unlimited. June 2000. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4032881,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ Zimmer, Carl (20). "Sizing Up Consciousness by Its Bits". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/science/21consciousness.html. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
