Sleep: Neurobiology, Medicine, and Society

Taught by Coursera on Coursera

  • Category: Fitness
  • Level: Beginner
  • Rating: 0.0/5
  • Students enrolled: 0
  • Price: $0
  • Duration: 21 hours
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About this course

The objective of this course is to give students the most up-to-date information on the biological, personal and societal relevance of sleep: the neurobiological basis of sleep control; how sleep deprivation, jet lag and substances such as alcohol, caffeine and nicotine alter sleep and wakefulness; sleep-dependent changes in physiology and sleep disorders medicine, with emphasis on disorders of excessive sleepiness, insomnia and sleep-dependent changes in autonomic control; the societal relevance of sleep, including fatigue-related performance decrements.

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