McCarley graduated from Harvard College in 1959 and Harvard Medical School in 1964. During his residency at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, he studied with J. Allan Hobson. In 1977, Hobson and McCarley developed the activation synthesis theory of dreaming that said that dreams do not have meanings and are the result of the brain attempting to make sense of random neuronal firing in the cortex. McCarley has extensively studied the brainstem mechanisms that control REM sleep. Additionally, he has studied the buildup of adenosine in the basal forebrain following sleep deprivation.
In the area of schizophrenia, McCarley has studied brain abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia. McCarley and Martha Shenton published a classic paper in 1992 that described a relationship in a reduction in the volume of the left superior temporal gyrus and thought disorder in patients with schizophrenia.
One serious injury is too much," CommissionerSaraRoberts McCarley said ... Roberts McCarley said she suggested the city reach out to the schools' individual parent-teacher associations, and similar ...
LakelandCommissionerSaraRoberts McCarley officially announced her campaign to become the city's next mayor on Wednesday morning ... "Lakeland is an incredibly special place to raise a family and run a business," Roberts McCarley said in a statement.