Dr Russell Conduit - Researcher Profile

Biography

Russell works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Lecturer.

Related Links:

• Psych: Research Themes

Research & Supervision Interests

Sleep physiology

Sleep disorders & novel treatment approaches

Altered states of consciousness, such as dreaming

Electrophysiology.

Keywords

Alterned states of consciousness, such as dreaming, Electrophysiology, Pharmacological interventions, Sleep apnoea, Sleep disorders and novel treatment approaches, Sleep physiology

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: La Trobe University

Year awarded: 2000

BACHELOR OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE (HONS)

Institution: La Trobe University

Year awarded: 1993

Publications

Book Chapters

Ngan, A., Conduit, R., 2012, Passionflower tea consumption and sleep health, in Tea Consumption and Health, eds Guatam Banerjee, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., United States.

Dawson, J., Conduit, R., 2011, The substrate that dreams are made on: an evaluation of current neurobiological theories of dreaming, in States of Consciousness: Experimental Insights into Meditation, Waking, Sleep and Dreams, eds Dean Cvetkovic and Irena Cosic, Springer, Germany, pp. 133-156.

Journal Articles

Howell, T.J., Conduit, R., Toukhsati, S.R., Bennett, P.C., 2012, Auditory stimulus discriminaton recorded in dogs, as indicated by mismatch negativity (MMN), Behavioural Processes [P], vol 89, issue 1, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 8-13.

Jakobson, A., Laird, A.R., Maller, J.J., Conduit, R., Fitzgerald, P.B., 2012, Brain activity in sleep compared to wakefulness: a meta-analysis, Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science [E], vol 2, issue 2, Scientific Research Publishing Inc., United States, pp. 249-257.

Jakobson, A., Fitzgerald, P.B., Conduit, R., 2012, Induction of visual dream reports after transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCs) during Stage 2 sleep, Journal Of Sleep Research [P], vol 21, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 369-379.

Jakobson, A., Fitzgerald, P.B., Conduit, R., 2012, Investigation of dream reports after transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCs) during slow wave sleep (SWS), Sleep and Biological Rhythm [P], vol 10, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 169-178.

Jakobson, A., Conduit, R., Fitzgerald, P.B., 2012, Investigation of visual dream reports after transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) during REM sleep, International Journal of Dream Research: Psychological Aspects of Sleep and Dreaming [E], vol 5, issue 1, Universitaet Heidelberg * Central Institute of Mental Health, Germany, pp. 87-93.

Ngan, A., Conduit, R., 2011, A double-blind, placebo-controlled investigation of the effects of Passiflora incarnata (Passionflower) herbal tea on subjective sleep quality, Phytotherapy Research [E], vol 25, issue 8, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, pp. 1153-1159.

Howell, T., Conduit, R., Toukhsati, S.R., Bennett, P.C., 2011, Development of a minimally-invasive protocol for recording mismatch negativity (MMN) in the dog (Canis familiaris) using electroencephalography (EEG), Journal of Neuroscience Methods [P], vol 201, issue 2, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 377-380.

Stuart, K.P.L., Conduit, R., 2009, Auditory inhibition of rapid eye movements and dream recall from REM sleep, Sleep [P], vol 32, issue 3, The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, USA, pp. 399-408.

Conduit, R., 2008, The effect of sleep deprivation on the spatial characteristics of handwriting, Journal of Forensic Document Examination [P], vol 19, Association of Forensic Document Examiners, USA, pp. 29-38.

Conduit, R., Sasse, A., Hodgson, W.C., Trinder, J.A., Veasey, S., Tucker, A., 2007, A neurotoxinological approach to the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea, Sleep Medicine Reviews, vol 11, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 361-375.

Conduit, R., 2007, To sleep, perchance to dream, Science, vol 315, issue 5816, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York, USA, pp. 1219-1220.

Fedyszyn, I., Conduit, R., 2007, Tone induction of ocular activity and dream imagery from stage 2 sleep, Dreaming, vol 17, issue 1, APA Publishers, Washington DC USA, pp. 35-47.

Page, F.J., Coleman, G.J., Conduit, R., 2006, The effect of transdermal nicotine patches on sleep and dreams, Physiology & Behavior, vol 88, issue 4-May, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Kidlington England, pp. 425-432.

Sasse, A., Conduit, R., Ryan, D., Woods, W., Tucker, A.P., 2005, A pharmacotherapy for Obstructve Sleep Apnea, Sleep, vol 28, issue 8, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, USA, pp. 1015-1016.

Conduit, R., Crewther, S.G., Coleman, G.J., 2004, Poor recall of eye-movement signals from Stage 2 compared to REM sleep: implications for models of dreaming, Consciousness and Cognition, vol 13, issue 3, Elsevier, San Diego USA, pp. 484-500.

Conduit, R., Crewther, S.G., Coleman, G.J., 2004, Spontaneous eyelid movements (ELMS) during sleep are related to dream recall on awakening, Journal of Sleep Research, vol 13, issue 2, Blackwell Publishing, UK, pp. 137-144.

Conduit, R., Crewther, S.G., Bruck, D., Coleman, G.J., 2002, Spontaneous eyelid movements during human sleep: a possible ponto-genicculo-occipital analogue?, Journal of Sleep Research, vol 11, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford UK, pp. 95-104.

Conduit, R., Crewther, S.G., Coleman, G.J., 2000, Shedding old assumptions and consolidating what we know: Toward an attention-based model of dreaming, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol 23, issue 6, Cambridge Univ Press, USA, pp. 924-928.

Conduit, R., Coleman, G.J., 1998, Conditioned salivation and associated dreams from REM sleep, Dreaming, vol 8 number 4, Human Sciences Press Inc, New York NY USA, pp. 243-262.

Conduit, R., Bruck, D., Coleman, G.J., 1997, Induction of visual imagery during NREM sleep, Sleep, vol 20, American Sleep Disorders Assoc & Sleep Rsrch Soc, USA, pp. 948-956.

Conference Proceedings

Mahtani, S., Robinson, S., Yelland, G., Sasse, A., Conduit, R., 2011, Nadir oxygen desaturation is correlated with cognitive impairment in obstructive sleep apnoea, Little Clock, Big Clock: Molecular to Physiological Clocks, 17th September 2011, Australasian Chronobiology Society, Australia, pp. 37-41.

Misa, R., Conduit, R., Coleman, G., 2011, Sleepy driving in truck drivers: insights from a self-report survey, Synergy in Sydney...Creating and maintaining partnerships: Proceedings of the 47th Annual Conference of the HFESA Inc., 7-9 November 2011, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia Inc, Australia, pp. 1-8.

Conduit, R., 2007, The effect of sleep deprivation on the spatial characteristics of handwriting, Proceedings of the 13th Conference of the International Graphonomics Society, 11/11/2007-14/11/2007, Monash University, Clayton Australia, pp. 188-192.

Jacobs, D.C., Conduit, R., 2005, Name stimulus discrimination from stage 2 & REM sleep, Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research, 18 - 23 June 2005, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, United States of America, p. 357.

Coleman, G.J., Sasse, A., Conduit, R., 2001, Middle ear muscle activity (MEMA) during sleep: A relationship with EEG arousal rather than sleep mentation?, Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research, 5 - 10 June 2001, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, United States of America, pp. 176-177.

Conduit, R., Crewther, S.G., Coleman, G.J., 2001, Poor recall of eye-movement signals from NREM compared to REM sleep: Implications for models of dreaming, Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research, 5 - 10 June 2001, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, United States of America, p. 181.

Macdonnell, G., Sasse, A., Conduit, R., 2001, Positive beliefs about continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment are strongly related to compliance behaviour, Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research, 5 - 10 June 2001, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, United States of America, pp. 273-274.

Finch, J., Sasse, A., Conduit, R., 2001, The effect of hypercium perforatum (St. John's Wort) on salivary cortisol, subjective stress and PSG recordings, Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research, 5 - 10 June 2001, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, United States of America, p. 171.

Other

Sammut, E., Conduit, R., 2012, External sensory stimulation as a technique to study dreaming, Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreams: The evolution, function, nature, and mysteries of slumber, vol 1, Greenwood, United States, pp. 272-275.

Jakobson, A., Fitzgerald, P.B., Conduit, R., 2012, Use of noninvasive techniques in the study of dreaming, Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreams: The evolution, function, nature, and mysteries of slumber, vol 2, Greenwood, United States, pp. 790-793.

Grants

Title:

Attentional Mechanisms in the Relationship Between Sleep Disruption and Academic Outcomes in Australian School Children.

Investigators:

Cornish, K, Wilson Rajaratnam, S, Rinehart, N, Conduit, R, Heussler, H, Hiscock, H

Funding:

(2012 - 2016). Australian Research Council (ARC).

Title:

Effects of short wavelength light on mental alertness and driving simulator performance.

Investigators:

Wilson Rajaratnam, S, Redman, J, Dijk, D, Conduit, R, Phipps-Nelson, B

Funding:

(2003 - 2007). Philips Lighting.

Title:

Increasing the utility of tetanus toxins by protein engineering.

Investigators:

Conduit, R

Funding:

Title:

Sleep-wake Problems in People Without Primary Sleep Disorders.

Investigators:

Redman, J, Coleman, G, Bruck, D, Hood, B, Conduit, R, Crewther, S, Richdale, A, Francis, A

Funding:

(2002 - 2002). Australian Research Council (ARC).

(2002 - 2006). Monash University.

(2002 - 2009). La Trobe University.

(2002 - 2009). Monash University.

(2002 - 2009). Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).

(2002 - 2009). Victoria University.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Behaviour and beyond: Three ways to examine dog cogitative processing.

Supervisors:

Bennett, P (Main), Conduit, R (Associate), Toukhsati, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Memory, sleep and mood - The impact of MDMA/Ecstasy use..

Supervisors:

Broadbear, J (Joint-co), Conduit, R (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Relationship between sleep deficiency and poor behavior in children with autism.

Supervisors:

Cornish, K (Main), Conduit, R (Associate), Rajaratnam, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Sleep Dependent Memory Consolidation and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: The role of Sleep Fragmentation.

Supervisors:

Conduit, R (Main), Anderson, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The effect of stress on ratings of life satisfaction.

Supervisors:

Conduit, R (Main), Brooker, J (Associate), Burney, S (Associate), Fletcher, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The relationship between sleep and anxiety in children with high functioning autism and Asperger syndrome.

Supervisors:

Cornish, K (Main), Conduit, R (Associate), Rinehart, N (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Jakobson, A.

Program of Study:

Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on dream recall. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Conduit, R (Main), Fitzgerald, P (Associate).

Student:

Misa, R.

Program of Study:

Psychological and work-related determinants of sleepy driving in Australian truck drivers: a behavioural framework. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Coleman, G (Main), Conduit, R (Associate).