The functions of sleep

Abstract

Here we report on The Satellite Symposium on Sleep Function that was held in Lausanne during 6th FENS forum and brought together neuroscientists from basic and clinical sleep research. We illustrate the principal questions that arose during this interdisciplinary gathering and introduce the contents of nine review articles on aspects of sleep that are contained in this Special Issue of the European Journal of Neuroscience. © 2009 Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.