1. Congratulatory message from the President of the Japanese Society of Sleep Research: Launching of Sleep and Biological Rhythms

   • Mitsukuni Murasaki

   Message from the President 28 July 2016 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Preface

   • Masako Okawa

   EditorialNotes 28 July 2016 Pages: 3 - 4

3. Sleep debt: Theoretical and empirical issues

   • Hans P. A. Van Dongen
   • Naomi L. Rogers
   • David F. Dinges

   Review Article 28 July 2016 Pages: 5 - 13

4. Morbidity and mortality in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 1: Effect of treatment on cardiovascular morbidity

   • Martha R. Shepertycky
   • Mohammed Al-Barrak
   • Meir H. Kryger

   Review Article 28 July 2016 Pages: 15 - 28

5. A neural mechanism of sleep and wakefulness

   • Kazuya Sakai
   • Sylvain Crochet

   Review Article 28 July 2016 Pages: 29 - 42

6. History and perspectives of hypocretin/orexin research in sleep medicine

   • Seiji Nishino
   • Yasushi Yoshida

   Review Article 28 July 2016 Pages: 43 - 54

7. Thermosensitivity of the circadian timing system

   • Eus J. W. Van Someren

   Review Article 28 July 2016 Pages: 55 - 64