Sleep Science

Sleep's purposes and benefits - and the impacts of not sleeping well or well enough - have been intensively investigated as a modern science for nearly 60 years.

Sleep Science is an advanced introduction to the subject of sleep and sleep disorders. Designed for upper-division undergraduate students who have completed introductory prerequisites in behavioral principles, systems physiology, and research methods, it is also appropriate for the post-graduate student adding sleep to their training portfolio.

Sleep Science is ideal for use in a standard semester- or quarter-based course, and is organized into thematic sections: normative adult sleep; lifespan development; sleep and circadian disorders and treatments; sleep assessments; and sleep as a profession. Cross-cutting issues are specifically addressed in chapters such as women's health and culture. Chapters conform to a standardized layout and are authored by subject matter experts, all of whom are also sleep educators. Edited for a consistent voice and continuity, each chapter features explanatory figures, tables, and/or photographs to illustrate key concepts.

Professor Hawley Mongtomery-Downs earned her doctorate in Developmental Psychobiology in 2001, studying infant sleep under the mentorship of Evelyn Thoman at the University of Connecticut. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric sleep medicine with David Gozal at the University of Louisville. From 2005-2020 she was a faculty member at West Virginia University, where she taught an undergraduate sleep course and where she and her team conducted original sleep research.

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Acknowledgements

Part I: Normative Adult Sleep

Chapter 1. Sleep and Consciousness
Defne Inhan and Jess P. Shatkin

Chapter 2. Sleep Across the Animal Kingdom
Jason Rihel

Chapter 3. Systems Physiology during Sleep
Margaret Yu and Hrayr Attarian

Chapter 4. Circadian Rhythmicity
Jeanne F. Duffy and Jacob E. Medina

Chapter 5. Culture and Sleep
Kristin P. Tully and James J. McKenna

Chapter 6. History of Dreaming
Chiara Bartolacci, Serena Scarpelli, Anastasia Mangiaruga and Luigi De Gennaro

Chapter 7. Cognition and Memory
Erin J. Wamsley

Part II: Lifespan Development

Chapter 8. Fetal and Infant Development
Rosemary S.C. Horne

Chapter 9. Child Development
Yvonne Pamula, John D. Kennedy, Alfred J. Martin, and Kurt Lushington

Chapter 10. Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Amy R. Wolfson and Terra Ziporyn

Chapter 11. Adulthood
Kevin R. Peters

Chapter 12. Aging
Michael K. Scullin and Alexandria M. Reynolds

Chapter 13. Women's Health
Bei Bei and Fiona C. Baker

Part III: Sleep Disturbances, Disorders, and Treatments

Chapter 14. Consequences of Poor and Inadequate Sleep
Crystal L. Yates and Siobhan Banks

Chapter 15. Circadian Rhythm Disorders
Sabra M. Abbott

Chapter 16. Pediatric Disorders
Kevin Gipson and Rafael Pelayo

Chapter 17. Respiratory Disorders
Keren Armoni Domany and Riva Tauman

Chapter 18. Insomnia
Jason G. Ellis

Chapter 19. Narcolepsy, Parasomnias and More
Oliviero Bruni, Marco Angriman, Maria Grazia Melegari, and Raffaele Ferri

Chapter 20. Sleep and Mental Health
Argelinda Baroni, Shilpa M. Agraharkar, and Marc P. Halperin

Chapter 21. Pharmacology of Sleep
Jennifer L. Marsella and Carolina Z. Marcus

Part IV: Sleep Assessment and Those Who Assess

Chapter 22. Polysomnography and Other Technologies
Ian M. Colrain, Stephanie Claudatos, and Massimiliano de Zambotti

Chapter 23. Subjective Assessments
Karen Spruyt

Chapter 24. Sleep as a Profession
A. Sleep Psychologist
Sarah M. Honaker

B. Sleep Physician
Jennifer Marsella and Katherine M. Sharkey

C. Polysomnographic Technologist
Kathryn M. Johnson

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