As a rare sleep disorder, you might not have heard much about narcolepsy. If you have, your perception may have been formed by the portrayals in media like in The Boys or The Simpsons.
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Professor of Sleep Medicine and NHMRC Practitioner Fellow, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney
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Professor of Neuroscience, University of Florida
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Director, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Professor, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Flinders University
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Chercheure en neurosciences cognitives, Inserm
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Chercheuse postdoctorale, Institut du Cerveau (ICM)
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Research Fellow, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney