The Organizing Committee of the International Society of Somnology welcomes you to the
3rd International conference "Actual problems of somnology"
that will be held in Saint-Petersburg (Russia) from the 22-23 November, 2002

Sessions with oral presentations of 10-15 min:
1. FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS OF SOMNOLOGY (Chair: Prof. Yu. Pastukhov Co-chair: Prof. I. Karmanova) * Neurophysiology and neurochemistry of brain hypnogenic systems
* Human and animal physiology of the visceral and endocrine systems in waking-sleep cycle
* Thermoregulation in sleep
* Ontogeny and phylogeny of sleep
* Evolution of waking-sleep cycle

2. CLINICAL PROBLEMS OF SOMNOLOGY (Chair: Prof. A.Vein, Co-chair: Ph.D, M.D.G. Oganessyan)
* Sleep medicine
* Insomnia, hypersomnia, parasomnia
* Sleep apnea syndrome
* Movement disorders in sleep
* Neuro- and psychopathology and sleep
* Epidemiology of sleep disorders
* Information processes in sleep (dreams, memory)

3. MODERN SLEEPING PILLS (Chair: Prof. I. Levin, Co-chair: Prof. V. Kovalzon)

The sessions will be held in the Scientist Club of St.-Petersburg (former Imperial Residence of the XIX century, protected cultural heritage, situated along the Palace Embankment with the Hermitage museum).

Abstract formatting: The entire abstract (title, authors, address, text, figures, equations, references and footnotes) must be within a single A 4 page with 25 mm margins top, bottom and both sides. Use WORD- 98, Times New Roman 12-point font and 1,5 spacing.

EFFECTS OF PARADOXICAL SLEEP DEPRIVATION IN RATS
Vataev S.I. Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry RAS, Saint- Petersburg, Russia, E-mail:

The abstract must be sent both by E-mail: (aristac@sleep.mail.iephb.ru), on disk and by post.
Our address:
Conference secretariat - Evgenia Aristakesian Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology
and Biochemistry RAS
44 pr. Morisa Thoreza
194223 St.-Petersburg, Russia
Payment: No registration and abstract submission fees.
All expenses including accommodation, cultural and social events and possible post-conference excursions can be realized on arrival.
Please confirm your participation. We hope for a fruitful and pleasant co-operation.
Chair of the Organizing Committee: Prof. Vein A.M.
Co-chair Prof. Karmanova I.G.
Secretary Ph.D, MD Aristakesian E.A.