Brain Control of Wakefulness and Sleep

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Springer Science & Business Media, Feb 3, 2007 - Medical - 728 pages

Brain Control of Wakefulness and Sleeping explores the history of efforts to understand the nature of waking and sleeping states from a biological point of view. This research represents the synthesis of the work of two individuals who have devoted their careers to investigating the mysterious states of the mind. This landmark book will interest the beginner scientist/researcher as well as the sleep clinician, with chapters on subjects including Neuronal Control of REM Sleep, Motor Systems and the Role of Active Forebrain, and Humoral Systems in Sleep Control. The authors explore the behavioral and physiological events of waking and sleep, analyzing the current realities and the future possibilities of unifying basic studies on anatomy and cellular psychology.

 

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Contents

Chapter
1
viii
7
Chapter
8
Methodology of Morphological and Physiological Substrates
35
CONTENTS
40
Chapter 3
55
vii
63
xi
106
CONTENTS Brainstem and State dependency of Thalamocortical Systems
345
Chapter 9
381
Chapter 10
417
Chapter 11
461
2 2 3 REM Sleep
469
Chapter 12
513
Chapter 13
561
xviii
600

Chapter 4
139
Chapter 5
155
Chapter 6
211
Synchronized Brain Oscillations Leading to Neuronal Plasticity CONTENTS
255
References
611
Index
691
117
717
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Brain Control of Wakefulness and Sleep
Mircea M. Steriade,Robert W. McCarley
Limited preview - 2005
Brain Control of Wakefulness and Sleep
Mircea M. Steriade,Robert W. McCarley
No preview available - 2010

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Bibliographic information

TitleBrain Control of Wakefulness and Sleep
AuthorsMircea M. Steriade, Robert W. McCarley
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherSpringer Science & Business Media, 2007
ISBN0387262709, 9780387262703
Length728 pages
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Medical / Neuroscience
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