Chapter 65 Performance Deficits during Sleep Loss Effects of Time Awake, Time of Day, and Time on Task Thomas J. Balkin Abstract The deleterious effects of sleep loss on various…
Chapter 86 Idiopathic Hypersomnia Claudio L. Bassetti, Yves Dauvilliers Abstract Idiopathic hypersomnia is a rare and not uncommonly familial disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness with long and unrefreshing naps,…
Chapter 46 Drugs That Disturb Sleep and Wakefulness Paula K. Schweitzer Abstract Disturbed sleep and daytime sedation are common side effects of many medications. These side effects are the result…
Chapter 15 Genetic Basis of Sleep in Healthy Humans Hans-Peter Landolt, Derk-Jan Dijk Abstract Sleep is a very rich phenotype, and many aspects of sleep differ considerably in the population…
Chapter 137 Sex Differences and Menstrual-Related Changes in Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Fiona C. Baker, Louise M. O’Brien, Roseanne Armitage Abstract There are sex differences in sleep from a very…
Chapter 54 Dreaming as a Mood-Regulation System Rosalind Cartwright Abstract Dream experience may be responsible for postsleep mood improvement in normal persons. Research studies support the mood-regulation function of dreaming…
Chapter 36 Melatonin and the Regulation of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Béatrice Guardiola-Lemaître, Maria Antonia Quera-Salva Abstract Biological functions are organized according to time-dependent cycles (circadian; i.e., 24 hours, and…
Chapter 13 Genetics of Sleep in a Simple Model Organism Drosophila Ravi Allada Abstract The complexity of sleep in mammals has led to a movement toward examining simpler model systems,…
Chapter 44 Wake-Promoting Medications Basic Mechanisms and Pharmacology Seiji Nishino, Emmanuel Mignot Abstract Central nervous system stimulants currently used in sleep medicine include amphetamine-like compounds (L– and D-amphetamine, L– and…
Chapter 57 Cardinal Manifestations of Sleep Disorders Bradley V. Vaughn, O’Neill F. D’Cruz Abstract Sleep disorders include a wide range of disorders that impair health and quality of life. Clinicians…
