Slow Brain Oscillations of Sleep, Resting State and Vigilance

by Stephen G. Waxman (editor), Donald G. Stein (Editor), D.F. Swaab (Editor)

This volume of Progress in Brain Research documents research presented at the 26th International Summer School of Brain Research (Amsterdam, Jun/Jul 2010) and looks at how the oscillations which characterise brain activity vary between task performance - the EEG power and performance modulations, rest - the MRI default mode and other networks, and sleep - the cortical slow oscillations. Studies over the past decade indicate that the study of these slow oscillations is essential for our understanding of plasticity, memory, brain structure from synapse to default mode network, cognition, consciousness and ultimately for our understanding of the mechanisms and functions of sleep and vigilance.Leading authors review the state-of-the-art in their field of investigation, and provide their views and perspectives for future researchChapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics coveredAll chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is also accessible to the non-specialist

384 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 12, 2011

About the author

Stephen George Waxman is a US-American neurologist and neuroscientist who was Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Yale Medical School and Neurologist-in-Chief at Yale-New Haven Hospital from 1986 until 2009.

He founded the Yale University Neuroscience & Regeneration Research Center in 1988 and previously held faculty positions at Harvard Medical School, MIT, and Stanford Medical School.