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This volume features international experts from the fields of psychobiology, sleep research, and chronobiology to address and review cutting-edge scientific literature concerning recent advances in the psychobiology of sleep, sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea and insomnia, and circadian rhythms, across the lifespan.
List of contents
Introduction 1. Sleep and Post traumatic Stress Disorder 2. Sleep, Cognitive Decline & Dementia 3. The Role of Sleep Apnea in Depression: New insights 4. Local Sleep 5. Chronobiology and Light: Advances in understanding the human clock in health and disease 6. The Role of the Gut-Brain Axis in Sleep and Chronobiology 7. Sleep-related Memory Consolidation 8. Sleep and Pain 9. Mechanistic Role of Sleep in Hypertension/Diabetes/Chronic Health Conditions 10. Impact of Insufficient Sleep on Health and Cognition in Children and Adolescents 11. Health Disparities and Sleep 12. New Technologies to Assess and Understand the Neurobiology of Sleep
About the author
Melinda L. Jackson is Associate Professor of Psychology in the School of Psychological Sciences and the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University. She is also Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health.
Sean P.A. Drummond is Professor of Clinical Neuroscience at Monash School of Psychological Sciences and the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health. He currently also serves as the Director of Research Programs and Infrastructure.
Summary
This volume features international experts from the fields of psychobiology, sleep research, and chronobiology to address and review cutting-edge scientific literature concerning recent advances in the psychobiology of sleep, sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea and insomnia, and circadian rhythms, across the lifespan.
