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The Scope of Modern Sleep Technology

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Introduction to Modern Sleep Technology

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This chapter provides a brief introduction with regards to sleep technology and strives to raise awareness about its importance. With respect to the history of sleep technology, it is found that the sleep medicine has continued to develop over a period and has gradually evolved over the years. Based on recent advances and related research, a new definition of sleep technology will be proposed. This definition emphasizes a broader scope of study when compared with conventional sleep technology. Based on this definition a number of developed categories which are the core contents of this book are summarized. Finally, we provide examples for sleep environments and sleep models to demonstrate the impact of sleep technology. Recent research has proven that the limitations of conventional sleep medicine might be improved upon by applying the appropriate technology and interdisciplinary cooperation which is indeed the future of sleep research.

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  1. Sleep Technology Special Interest Group, INSIGHT Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang M.D., M.M.S., Tzu-Chen Lung M.Sc., Sung-Lin Kuo M.Sc. & Shih-Chung (Jessy) Kang Ph.D.

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Shin Kong Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang M.D., M.M.S.

  3. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan

    Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang M.D., M.M.S.

  4. Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chih-Feng Lin M.Sc.

  5. School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan

    Shih-Yu Chen (Medical Intern)

  6. Computer Aided Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Shih-Chung (Jessy) Kang Ph.D.

  7. Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan

    Fei-Peng Lee M.D.

  8. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Division of Sleep Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Nelson Powell M.D., D.D.S.

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Chiang, R.PY. et al. (2012). The Scope of Modern Sleep Technology. In: Chiang, RY., Kang, SC. (eds) Introduction to Modern Sleep Technology. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, vol 64. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5470-6_1

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