Neuronal Oscillations of Wakefulness and Sleep, 1st ed. 2020 Windows on Spontaneous Activity of the Brain

The purpose of this work is to review recent findings highlighting the mechanisms and functions of the neuronal oscillations that structure brain activity across the sleep-wake cycle. An increasing number of studies conducted in humans and animals, and using a variety of techniques ranging from intracellular recording to functional neuroimaging, has provided important insight into the mechanisms and functional properties of these brain rhythms.   Studies of these rhythms are fundamental not only for basic neuroscience, but also for clinical neuroscience. At the basic science level, neuronal oscillations shape the interactions between different areas of the brain and profoundly impact neural responses to the environment, thereby mediating the processing of information in the brain. At the clinical level, brain oscillations are affected in numerous neurological conditions and might provide useful biomarkers that inform about patients? evolution and vulnerability.   During sleep, these brain rhythms could provide functional support to internal states that govern the basic maintenance of local circuit and systemic interactions. During wake, the rhythmicity of cortical and subcortical circuits have been linked with sensory processing, cognitive operations, and preparation for action. This book will attempt to link together these sleep and wake functional roles at the level of neuroimaging and electroencephalographic measures, local field potentials, and even at the cellular level.   ?

Foreword Gibson and Graybiel TK  

Introduction 

PART 1: WAKEFULNESS 

Chapter 1.Exploring Oscillations in Expert Sensorimotor Anticipation: the Tennis Return of Serve 

Richard Courtemanche*, Daniela Popa,and Clément Léna 

Bénédicte Amilhon,Guillaume Ducharme, Jesse Jackson, Romain Goutagny and Sylvain Williams*  

Christian Keitel, Gregor Thut, and Joachim Gross* 

Maxime Lévesque*, Charles Behr, Jean Gotman, and Massimo Avoli 

PART TWO: SLEEP 

Chapter 5. Cellular Mechanisms of Thalamocortical Oscillations in the Sleeping Brain  

Ali Salimi, Aurore A. Perrault, Victoria Zhang, Soufiane Boucetta, and Thien Thanh Dang-Vu* 

Chapter 7. A Role for Neuronal Oscillations of Sleep in Memory and Cognition 

ValyaSergeeva, Jeremy Viczko, Adrian M. Owen, and Stuart M. Fogel* 

Fabio Ferrarelli*and Giulio Tononi 

Dr. Thanh Dang-Vu is a Neurologist, Director of the Sleep, Cognition and Neuroimaging Lab (SCNLab), Associate Director for Clinical Research at the Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM), and Professor in the department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada). He is also a researcher at Concordia University’s Perform Center and Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology. His lab investigates the brain mechanisms of sleep disorders and the role of neuronal oscillations during sleep in memory consolidation and cognition, using multimodal approaches with neuroimaging and neurophysiology.