THE PARADOX OF SLEEP: THE EARLY YEARS

摘要

As we gathered in Lyon in September 2003 to celebrate the career of our esteemed colleague, Professor Michel Jouvet, we were also indirectly celebrating the field he played a major role in creating. Basic sleep research and sleep medicine are now fully established and recognized around the world as an independent and respected scientific and clinical discipline. There can be no question that the basic sleep research laboratory established by Michel Jouvet was the world's most outstanding, and that almost all individuals who subsequently became involved in basic sleep research either made the pilgrimage to this mecca or were inspired by its many contributions.