The Neuroscience of Sleep
- 1st Edition - September 7, 2009
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Robert Stickgold, Matthew P. Walker
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 7 5 0 7 3 - 0
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 6 4 1 3 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 7 5 7 2 2 - 7
Sleep is the natural state of bodily rest, common to all mammals and birds and also seen in many reptiles, amphibians and fish. For most species, regular sleep is essential for… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSleep is the natural state of bodily rest, common to all mammals and birds and also seen in many reptiles, amphibians and fish. For most species, regular sleep is essential for survival, yet the specific purposes of sleep are still only partly clear and are the subject of intense research. This volume is comprised of the editors’ selection of the most relevant articles on sleep from the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, resulting in the first comprehensive collection of introductory articles on the neuroscience of sleep. Articles explore sleep’s impact on neural functioning, sleep disorders, the relation between sleep and other clinical disorders, a look at sleep from a developmental perspective, and more.
- Chapters offer impressive scope with topics addressing neural functioning, disorders, development, and more, carefully selected by one of the most preeminent sleep researchers
- Richly illustrated in full color with over 100 figures
- Contributors represent the most outstanding scholarship in the field, with each chapter providing fully vetted and reliable expert knowledge
Basic and clinical researchers in sleep science and various areas of neuroscience
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 7, 2009
- No. of pages (Hardback): 374
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123750730
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323164139
- eBook ISBN: 9780123757227
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Robert Stickgold
Affiliations and expertise
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAMW
Matthew P. Walker
Affiliations and expertise
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA