Jerome Siegel PhD

Dr. Jerome Siegel is a professor of psychiatry and a member of the Brain Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center. His primary interest is in understanding the evolution, function, and disorders of REM sleep. Currently, his team is analyzing the brainstem-forebrain interactions responsible for the control of muscle tone in waking and across the sleep cycle, which is of importance in understanding REM sleep behavior disorder, cataplexy, and sleep apnea.