This special presentation with Dr. Russell Morton focuses on the importance of sleep with brain health.

Russell Morton, Ph.D. Dept of Neurosciences, UNM and Lisa Cutchen, M.D. and Shanna Diaz, D.O., Dept of Internal Medicine, UNM                                                                                                                                                                                          Your brain works hard when you sleep. Join us for this special presentation about the importance of sleep to your brain health. Join us for this special presentation about the importance of sleep to your brain’s function and your overall health. 

 Dr. Morton researches how the cells in our brains communicate with one another and how external factors can alter that communication. Dr. Cutchen is a sleep specialist. She is board certified in Family Practice and Sleep Medicine and emphasizes the importance of addressing mental and physical health issues in her practice. Dr. Diaz seeks to improve quality of life through the treatment of sleep disorders and is board certified in General Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine.  

Cost: $8 nonmembers, $7 members, $5 students. Preregistration is encouraged or tickets can be purchased at the door the evening of the event (if seats are available). Go to www.NMnaturalhistory.org

Questions: jayne.aubele@state.nm.us