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About the 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. Personal relevance is emphasized by the fact that the single best predictor of daytime performance is the quality of the previous night's sleep. The brain actively generates sleep, and the first section of the course is an overview of the neurobiological basis of sleep control. The course provides cellular-level understanding of how sleep deprivation, jet lag, and substances such as alcohol, ,caffeine, and nicotine alter sleep and wakefulness. The second section of the course covers sleep-dependent changes in physiology and sleep disorders medicine. Particular emphasis will be placed on disorders of excessive sleepiness, insomnia, and sleep-dependent changes in autonomic control. Chronic sleep deprivation impairs immune function and may promote obesity. Deaths due to all causes are most frequent between 4:00 and 6:00 a.m., and this second section of the class highlights the relevance of sleep for preventive medicine. The societal relevance of sleep will be considered in the final section of the class. In an increasingly complex and technologically oriented society, operator-error by one individual can have a disastrous negative impact on public health and safety. Fatigue-related performance decrements are known to have contributed as causal factors to nuclear power plant failures, transportation disasters, and medical errors....

Top reviews

LH

Dec 3, 2020

I really loved this course . I recommend everyone who are taking this course to take the honors sections because they will definitely enrich you.

DS

May 29, 2019

One of the best courses on Coursera and among the best ones that is from the University of Michigan on this platform. More this way!!

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By Veronica J

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Sep 25, 2021

Excellent!!!

By Inamullah k

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Sep 26, 2024

informative

By Ana K G

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Feb 27, 2023

Very good.

By ARTHUR

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Dec 1, 2021

MUITO BOM!

By Karakat T

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Nov 6, 2024

Нормально

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Mar 12, 2024

Fantastic

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Mar 1, 2024

EXCELLENT

By Dasola T O

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Sep 29, 2023

excellent

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May 2, 2023

very good

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Apr 24, 2023

very good

By Jorge L L

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May 31, 2021

Excellent

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Jun 19, 2019

Excellent

By Francesca A D F

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May 16, 2024

OWESOME!

By AYLLIN M U T

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Sep 16, 2020

good job

By Аида Б

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Oct 26, 2024

круто

By Fady S

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Apr 26, 2023

Great

By Nayme O D

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Jan 27, 2018

great

By equiphile

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Feb 1, 2022

good

By Tumma R R

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Dec 24, 2020

good

By Rajkumar m r

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Nov 27, 2020

Good

By Abdulkader s a

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May 28, 2022

100

By Hamza S

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May 6, 2023

bv

By Tanmoy C

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Apr 23, 2022

ok

By Jonathan G

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Feb 13, 2018

interesting course. However, it did not, another sleep disorder called Klein Levin syndrome which disrupts the thalamus in the brain that controls sleep. This causes the sufferer to sleep for months at a time or long extended period of time, causing disturbing sleep, increased appetite and an inability to wake up properly.