Matt T. Bianchi
Editor

2014

Effects on the Body, Brain
and Behavior

There is scarcely a segment of health or performance that has escaped linkage to sleep. Over recent decades, anecdote has given way to experiment, yielding an explosion of information demonstrating that the field of sleep deprivation is indeed fertile ground. Yet despite key advances in many areas, the field faces a diversity of challenges ranging from philosophical to practical. This state of affairs need not lead to pessimism; it should instead inspire future research. In this volume, experts review the links between sleep and a spectrum of medical specialties as well as operational settings.