Evolution of Sleep

Phylogenetic and Functional Perspectives

By: Patrick McNamara (Editor), Robert A. Barton (Editor), Charles L. Nunn (Editor)

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Hardcover | 12 October 2009

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Research during the past two decades has produced major advances in understanding sleep within particular species. Simultaneously, molecular advances have made it possible to generate phylogenetic trees, while new analytical methods provide the tools to examine macroevolutionary change on these trees. These methods have recently been applied to questions concerning the evolution of distinctive sleep state characteristics and functions. This book synthesizes recent advances in our understanding of the evolutionary origins of sleep and its adaptive function, and it lays the groundwork for future evolutionary research by assessing sleep patterns in the major animal lineages.

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"This book is necessary reading for anyone working in sleep medicine. The reader will understand better why today, despite the abundant research reported in this book, we are far from understanding the entire function of sleep in humans. Yet at the same time, a good understanding can be gained about the evolutionary threads that can be perceived through phylogenetic analyses. We can use investigations of many different models to improve our knowledge of both animal and human sleep, and design protocols to pursue our quest to understand one of our vital functions. Mia Zaharna Christian Guilleminault, Division of Sleep Medicine Stanford University for American Journal of Human Biology

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Contributors	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Ecological constraints on mammalian sleep architecture	p. 12
Sleep in insects	p. 34
Schooling by continuously active fishes: Clues to sleep's ultimate function	p. 57
What exactly is it that sleeps? The evolution, regulation, and organization of an emergent network property	p. 86
Evolutionary medicine of sleep disorders: Toward a science of sleep duration	p. 107
Primate sleep in phylogenetic perspective	p. 123
A bird's-eye view of the function of sleep	p. 145
The evolution of wakefulness: From reptiles to mammals	p. 172
The evolution of REM sleep	p. 197
Toward an understanding of the function of sleep: New insights from mouse genetics	p. 218
Fishing for sleep	p. 238
Index	p. 267
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