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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. For centuries, sleep and dreams have long been topics of immense interest; however, the modern scientific study of sleep began relatively recently. In 1937 an electroencephalograph was used for the first time to observe the electrical activity in the brain during nonrapid eye movement sleep (Loomis et al., 1937). This ...
1 sty 2022 · Starting with ancient history, and moving through middle ages, the age of enlightenment, and the modern era, we examine historical evidence of typical sleep schedules during each period along with sleep arrangements and beddings.
1 paź 2021 · Watch Dr. Robert Stickgold recall the discovery of brain activity during sleep, one of the most important advances in sleep research, Dr. Dennis Dean discuss the impact of artificial lighting on today's society, and Dr. Charles Czeisler describe the discovery of the phenomenon of sleep inertia.
The history of sleep affords important new perspectives not only on everyday life in earlier centuries but also on the underlying origins of contemporary sleep disorders, including middle-of-the-night insomnia.
12 cze 2018 · The emergence of sleep studies in organisms with simplified nervous systems or defined evolutionary history, combined with the development of gene-editing technology, provide novel avenues to investigate the evolution of function of sleep.
28 lip 2016 · Here, we integrate recent findings from human sleep studies and the ecology and evolution of sleep, with the goal to deepen our understanding of human sleep, including sleep disorders and the global health implications of sleep deficiency.
We start by providing some historical context on the understanding of sleep across the ages, from ancient times through to more contemporary landmarks. From this we learn that sleep has always been a fascinating subject.
