Olejar Books

The subject of this volume is to review the current state of the clinical and basic science of the pharmacology of sleep. The information provided ranges from a historial perspective to current concepts of sleep mechanisms including the interaction between pharmacology and sleep-wake regulation and between chronopharmacology and sleep-wake rhythms. The primary benefit to the reader is that for the first time in one single volume both the basic mechanisms of sleep, and the basic and clinical aspects of the pharmacology of sleep are being dealt with in a thorough comprehensive and authoritative manner. The chapters, written by the foremost scientific authorities in this field, integrate cutting-edge information on the basic mechanisms of action of drugs as they relate to their effects on sleep.