Auteur : Montplaisir, Jacques / Godbout, Roger / Université de Montréal. Centre de recherche en sciences neurologiques

Maison d'édition : Oxford University Press

Date de publication : 1990

Collation : xvi, 240 p. : ill.

ISBN : 0195058259

Notes : "Based on proceedings of the 10th symposium of the Centre de recherche en sciences neurologiques, Université de Montréal, 1988" -- Verso de la p. de t.

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. The circadian system and sleep-wake behavior -- 2. Biological rhythms : from physiology to behavior -- 3. Sleep-wake biorhythms and extended sleep in man -- 4. Effects of wakefulness and sleep on depression and mania -- 5. A method for assaying the effects of therapeutic agents on the period of the endogenous circadian pacemaker in man -- 6. Bright light, melatonin and biological rhythms in humans -- 7. Twilight therapeutics, winter depression, melatonin and sleep --8. Brainstem cholinergic systems and models of REM sleep production -- 9. Brainstem genesis and thalamic transfer of internal signals during dreaming sleep : cellular data and hypotheses -- 10. Putative sleep neuromodulators -- 11. Cholinergic mechanisms in sleep : basic and clinical applications -- 12. Do studies of sedative/hypnotics suggest the nature of chronic insomnia -- 13. Fundamental and clinical neuropharmacology of sleep disorders : restless legs syndrome with periodic movements in sleep and narcolepsy

Résumé : This unique volume draws together current knowledge about the basic mechanisms responsible for sleep and other biological rhythms, and surveys the clinical applications that have recently evolved from research in these fields. The first part of the book details the organization of physiological and behavioral rhythms, their alteration in psychiatric conditions, the effects of sleep manipulation on affective disorders, and the effects of bright light exposure on melatonin secretion, sleep, and mood. The second part focuses on the physiology of sleep, and includes information on brainstem and diencephalic mechanisms of REM sleep control, putative sleep modulators and studies of the treatment of sleep disorders with cholinergic, monoaminergic, opiod and benzodiazepinic agents. As an authoritative, up-to-date resource, this work will interest psychiatrists, neuroscientists, and psychopharmacologists. It is an essential reference for sleep researchers and anyone involved in the study of circadian rhythms.

Mots-clés : Troubles du sommeil - Congrès / Horloges biologiques - Congrès / Psychiatrie - Congrès / Rythmes biologiques - Congrès

Cote : WL 108 M699s 1990