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Title Sleep and neurologic disease / edited by Mitchell G. Miglis
Published London, United Kingdom : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, [2017]

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Contents Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 -- Anatomy and Physiology of Normal Sleep; Introduction; Initial Discoveries of Sleep Circuitry; Neuroanatomy and Neurotransmitters; Wake-Promoting Neurotransmitter Systems; Acetylcholine (ACh); Norepinephrine (NE); Dopamine (DA); Histamine (His); Serotonin (5-HT); Hypocretin/Orexin (HCRT); Sleep-Promoting Neurotransmitter and Signaling Systems; Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA); Acetylcholine (ACh); Melanin-Concentrating Hormone (MCH); Somnogens; Adenosine/Adenosine triphosphate (ATP); Cytokines
Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2)Sleep-wake Circuitry; Sustaining Wakefulness; Turning Off the Arousal System; Transitioning to REM; Circadian and Homeostatic Regulation of Sleep; Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 -- Anatomy and Physiology of the Circadian System; Biological Rhythms at the Origin of the Circadian Timing System; Endogenous Circadian Rhythms; The Circadian Timing System; The Central Oscillator; Genetics of the Clockwork in Mammals; Peripheral Oscillators; The Photic Input of the Circadian Timing System in Mammals; Circadian and Nonimage Forming Photoreception
Photoreceptors' Contribution to Nonimage Forming Responses to LightOutputs of the Central Clock; Anatomical Projections of the SCN; Some of the Functions Under the Control of the SCN; Locomotor Activity; Heart Rate; Temperature; Sleep; The Corticosteroid System; Cognitive Performance and Alertness; Melatonin Secretion; Circadian Characteristics of Melatonin; Entrainment of the Circadian Timing System; Photo-entrainment; Phase Sensitivity of the Circadian Timing System; Irradiance Sensitivity of the Circadian Timing System; Duration and Pattern Sensitivity of the Circadian Timing System
Spectral Sensitivity of the Circadian Timing SystemNonphotic Zeitgebers; Exogenous Melatonin as a Zeitgeber; ConclusionS; References; Chapter 3 -- The Functions of Sleep and the Effects of Sleep Deprivation; Introduction; Sleep and Stress; Regulation of Appetite; GH, PRL, TSH, GnRH, and Testosterone; Mood, Emotional Stability and Reward Circuits; Emotional Maturation; Dreaming; Regulation of Pain; Cognitive Performance and the Effects of Sleep Deprivation; Accidents and Safety in Acute and Chronic Sleep Deprivation; Memory; Insight and Creativity, Gist Memory; Immune Function; Conclusions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 8, 2017)
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed February 2, 2017)
Subject Nervous system -- Diseases
Sleep.
Sleep disorders.
Nervous System Diseases
Sleep Wake Disorders
Sleep
Sleep -- physiology
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Sleep & Sleep Disorder.
MEDICAL -- Neurology.
Sleep disorders
Nervous system -- Diseases
Sleep
Genre/Form Electronic books
Computer network resources
Form Electronic book
Author Miglis, Mitchell G., editor
ISBN 9780128041123
0128041129