Matthew Walker, PhD
Director, Sleep Innovation Laboratories Laurie and Todd Platt Chair in BrainHealth Professor of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Matthew Walker is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the neuroscience of sleep. His groundbreaking research has revealed how sleep enhances learning, regulates emotion, restores immune function, and even influences genetic expression.
At Center for BrainHealth, Dr. Walker is creating the Sleep Innovation Laboratories, where cutting-edge neuroscience meets real-world application. His vision is to move beyond traditional sleep studies by leveraging the center's expertise in brain performance, technology and behavioral science to understand and improve how people sleep, think and thrive.
Coming in 2026, Dr. Walker is creating the Sleep Innovation Laboratories, where cutting-edge neuroscience meets real-world application. His vision is to move beyond traditional sleep studies and leverage the Center’s expertise in brain performance, technology, and behavioral science to understand and improve how people sleep, think, and thrive.
This initiative marks an extraordinary convergence of brain health expertise, as Dr. Walker and his team join an already thriving ecosystem of expert researchers and clinicians in cognitive training, neuroimaging and brain performance, positioning UT Dallas and Center for BrainHealth as a new global hub for sleep innovation.