Why we nap : evolution, chronobiology, and functions of polyphasic and ultrashort sleep / Claudio Stampi, editor.

Boston : Birkhäuser, [1992], ©1992.

xxii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Evolution, chronobiology, and functions of polyphasic and ultrashort sleep: main issues / Claudio Stampi -- Thermoregulation and control of the ultradian wake-sleep cycle / Pier Luigi Parmeggiani -- Phasing of sleep in animals / Nigel J. Ball -- Sleep-wake rhythms and sleep structure in the first year of life / Piero Salzarulo and Igino Fagioli -- Developmental aspects and a behavioral model of human sleep / Wilse B. Webb -- Timing and structure of spontaneous naps / Scott S. Campbell -- Impact of irregular sleep-wake schedules on circadian rhythms and the role of anchor sleep / D.S. Minors and J.M. Waterhouse -- Beyond circadian regulation: ultradian components of sleep-wake cycles / Peretz Lavie -- Adult napping and its effects on ability to function / David F. Dinges -- Effects of polyphasic and ultrashort sleep schedules / Claudio Stampi -- Leonardo da Vinci and ultrashort sleep: personal experience of an eclectic artist / Giancarlo Sbragia -- What is the limit for prolonged sleep reduction? An objective evaluation of the Leonardo da Vinci ultrashort sleep strategy / Claudio Stampi

(cont) Minimal sleep to maintain performance: the search for sleep quantum in sustained operations / Paul Naitoh -- Sustained operation studies: from the field to the laboratory / R.G. Angus, R.A. Pigeau and R.J. Heslegrave -- Napping behavior in narcoleptic patients: a four-hour cycle in slow wave sleep / M. Billiard ... [et al.] -- Narcolepsy and the pathological aspects of multiple napping / Hartmut Schulz ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographic references and index