Huon Leh-Kiong Anne, Guilleminault Christian
Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2017;80:1-6. doi: 10.1159/000470486. Epub 2017 Jul 17.
Although sleep and sleep disorders have been studied for centuries, it was the development of sophisticated tools to monitor eye movements, brain waves, and muscle tone in the mid-20th century that led to modern sleep research. These tools allowed neuroscientists to distinguish between different "states" or "phases" of sleep, and to relate these findings to sleep disorders. This review chronicles the groundbreaking work of the pioneers in this field, and the impact their findings have had on patients today.
尽管睡眠和睡眠障碍已经被研究了几个世纪，但直到20世纪中叶能够监测眼球运动、脑电波和肌肉张力的精密工具的出现，才引发了现代睡眠研究。这些工具使神经科学家能够区分睡眠的不同“状态”或“阶段”，并将这些发现与睡眠障碍联系起来。这篇综述记录了该领域先驱者的开创性工作，以及他们的发现对当今患者的影响。
