The Behavioral, Molecular, Pharmacological, and Clinical Basis of the Sleep-Wake Cycle

Dr. Murillo-Rodríguez is a Psychologist and PhD in Biomedical Sciences, having completed his post-doctoral training at Harvard Medical School. He has served as editor of multiple journals such as The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology and PLoS ONE, among many others. He is a member of several scientific societies, including the Society for Neuroscience. He has received academic awards such as the Young Investigator Award from the World Federation of Sleep Research and Sleep Research Societies Society, and is a member of the National System of Researchers (Level 2) of the National Council of Science and Technology (México). He is also the author of The Endocannabinoid System: Genetics, Biochemistry, Brain Disorders, and Therapy (Elsevier, May 2017).

1. The Sleep-Wake Cycle. An Overview 2. Multiple experimental approaches for studying the sleep-wake cycle 3. Phylogeny of Sleep 4. Neuromolecular Mechanism for Sleep Generation 5. Physiological Mechanism for Control of Waking 6. Pharmacology of Sleep 7. Electrophysiological correlates of the sleep-wake cycle 8. Sleep Disturbances 9. Obesity and sleep disturbances 10. Alcoholism and sleep