Friday seminar – Francesca Conte

Friday 29 May at 11:30

Venue: Centre Broca

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Francesca Conte
Assistant professor
Sleep Lab, Department of Psychology
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Naples, Italy

Invited by Jacques Taillard (Sanpsy)

Title

Relationships between sleep and daytime activities: cognition, napping and videogames

Abstract

This lecture explores the bidirectional relationships between sleep and memory across different populations and experimental approaches. Drawing on recent empirical findings, the sessions will examine how sleep contributes to the consolidation of various types of memories, and how daytime learning experiences influence subsequent sleep architecture and quality. Additional topics include the cognitive and sleep-related effects of videogame use, as well as emerging evidence on the relationships between daytime napping and health. Together, the lectures aim to provide an integrative perspective on sleep as a dynamic learning process and a key component of psychological and physiological wellbeing.

Biosketch

Francesca Conte, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor (RTD-B, tenure-track) of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”.
Her research focuses on the bidirectional relationship between sleep and memory. She investigates, across different populations—including good and poor sleepers, individuals with insomnia, and older adults—how various types of memories are consolidated during sleep and how daytime learning experiences shape subsequent sleep features.

She has also contributed to research on sleep perception, dream phenomenology, and dream-related emotions, as well as on the links between videogame use, cognition, and sleep. Her current work explores the role of daytime napping in cognition and health, with preliminary findings presented at international conferences.

Dr. Conte teaches cognitive psychology, cognitive models, and research methodology across multiple academic programs. She is also a licensed psychotherapist, enriching her integrative perspective on cognition, health, and well-being.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5429-5831