Brain Control of Wakefulness and Sleep

Brain Control of Wakefulness and Sleep

Author
Mircea Steriade, Robert W. McCarley
Publication Year
2005
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Medical Science

The book is rich in references and leaves no aspect of the problem untouched. The morphological, pharmacological, physiological and mathematical modeling aspects of different components of the subject are treated to exhaustion...the book is richly illustrated and down-right comprehensive. It will delight those interested in the field, will inform those who need a context for their research efforts and is a must for graduate and medical libraries.


Keywords: Biomedical and life sciences / Anatomy / Brainstem / Brainstem neurons / Cortex / Forebrain / Neurons