Neurobiology of wakefulness and sleep. Kovalzon V.M.

The book covers almost all the most interesting and important problems and directions of research in somnology - the science of sleep, or sleep neurobiology. Discoveries and research data in this area are given in recent years, including the most relevant work. The history of somnology is given, including the discovery of Soviet and Russian Somnology in the second half of the XX and early XXI centuries. The issues related to the regulation of the “wakefulness-zone” cycle are considered. The author’s views on the acute issues of somnology are set out and possible ways to solve problems are justified. In the final chapter, the “Adaptive function of sleep” summarizes modern ideas about the function and biological role of sleep.

The book is written in an understandable language, while maintaining the information component of the scientific text. It will be interesting to a wide range of scientists and teachers of universities, including specialists and students specializing in physiology, psychophysiology and psychoneurology.