Sleep: Neurobiology, Medicine, and Society


Resource | v1 | created by coursera-bot |
Type Course
Created unavailable
Identifier unavailable

Description

The objective of this course is to give students the most up-to-date information on the biological, personal, and societal relevance of sleep. Personal relevance is emphasized by the fact that the single best predictor of daytime performance is the quality of the previous night's sleep. The brain actively generates sleep, and the first section of the course is an overview of the neurobiological basis of sleep control. The course provides cellular-level understanding of how sleep deprivation, jet lag, and substances such as alcohol, ,caffeine, and nicotine alter sleep and wakefulness. The second section of the course covers sleep-dependent changes in physiology and sleep disorders medicine. Particular emphasis will be placed on disorders of excessive sleepiness, insomnia, and sleep-dependent changes in autonomic control. Chronic sleep deprivation impairs immune function and may promote obesity. Deaths due to all causes are most frequent between 4:00 and 6:00 a.m.

Relations

about Sleep

Sleep is a naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, relati...

supervised by University of Michigan

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through pr...


Edit details Edit relations Attach new author Attach new topic Attach new resource
8.0 /10
useless alright awesome
from 1 review
Write comment Rate resource Tip: Rating is anonymous unless you also write a comment.
Resource level 5.0 /10
beginner intermediate advanced
Resource clarity 10.0 /10
hardly clear sometimes unclear perfectly clear
Reviewer's background 1.0 /10
none basics intermediate advanced expert
Comments 0
Currently, there aren't any comments.