National Race and Gender Bias Can Be Reduced with Sleep Therapy, Study Finds Published 11 years ago on May 30, 2015 By Oakland Post Sindya N. Bahnoo, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times) — It may be possible to reduce biases regarding race and gender while a person sleeps, according to a new study published in the journal Science. Prior research has shown that biases can be reduced with a technique called counter-stereotype training. Neuroscientists at Northwestern University wondered whether sleep might bolster the effect. READ MORE ### Oakland PostPosts by Oakland Post Related Topics:gender biasracial biasRacismsexism Click to comment Trending Black History3 days ago Saving Black Mothers Starts Outside the Hospital Black History6 days ago Oakland Celebrates $125 Million Coliseum Sale Business1 day ago Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Law Streamlining Affordable Housing Rules Activism3 weeks ago Oakland Post: Week of July 1 – 7, 2026 Activism7 days ago Agricultural Engineer Effie Gant Plans Bay Area Farmers Market Initiative Community7 days ago NPRC Heads to Washington to Elevate Adult Guardianship Reform at National Whistleblower Summit