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.
Sleep: Neurobiology, Medicine, and Society
Sleep: Neurobiology, Medicine, and Society
Instructors: Ralph Lydic, Ph.D.
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Understand how sleep and the brain are connected.
Become familiar with major sleep disorders that impact daily life.
Explore the long-term negative health consequences of inadequate sleep.
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Reviewed on 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!!
Reviewed on Aug 25, 2019
This is good enough to understand about the basic of sleeping.. Everyone should take this course it has good knowledge.Teachers are nice.
Reviewed on Jun 21, 2020
This course was awesome. The instructors explained the materials nicelly, the pacing of the classes was also great. I loved the topics and understanding more about sleep. I highly recommend this.
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