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Serotonin and Sleep
. Ed(S): Monti, Jaime M.; Pandi-Perumal, Seithikurippu Ratnas; Jacobs, Barry L.; Nutt, David J.
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Hardback. Editor(s): Monti, Jaime M.; Pandi-Perumal, Seithikurippu Ratnas; Jacobs, Barry L.; Nutt, David J. Num Pages: 621 pages, 77 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 24 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Foreword Barry Jacobs once memorably commented that the problem in understanding the role of serotonin in the brain was that it was implicated in virtually eve- thing but responsible for nothing [1]. Serotonin (5-HT) is defnitely implicated in the regulation of sleep but what does it do? Once seen as a sleep-promoting molecule, Jacob’s own work, lucidly described in this volume, radically changed our view. In fact, serotonin neurons are most active during waking; their - tivity diminishes with sleep onset and disappears during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Serotonin, therefore, is intimately linked to the sleep-wake cycle, but what ... Read more
Foreword Barry Jacobs once memorably commented that the problem in understanding the role of serotonin in the brain was that it was implicated in virtually eve- thing but responsible for nothing [1]. Serotonin (5-HT) is defnitely implicated in the regulation of sleep but what does it do? Once seen as a sleep-promoting molecule, Jacob’s own work, lucidly described in this volume, radically changed our view. In fact, serotonin neurons are most active during waking; their - tivity diminishes with sleep onset and disappears during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Serotonin, therefore, is intimately linked to the sleep-wake cycle, but what ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
621
Condition
New
Number of Pages
621
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783764385606
SKU
V9783764385606
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