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Were excited about this issue on sleep and sports performance. Look for highly respected and international contributors and interesting chapters: neuroanatomy of sleep and circadian system, interaction between sleep and human performance, post-lunch dip in performance, naps and sleep inertia, to mention a few. 1. Sleep-Wake and Other Biological Rhythms: Functional Neuroanatomy (John W. Stiller and Teodor T. Postolache) 2. Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Psychomotor Vigilance (Hans P.A. Van Dongen and David F. Dinges) 3. Sleep Extension: Getting as Much Extra Sleep as Possible (William C. Dement) 4. Insomnia and Sleep Disruption: Relevance for Athletic Performance (Damien Leger, Arnaud Metlaine, Dominique Choudat) 5. Thermophysiological Aspects of the Three-Process-Model of Sleepiness Regulation (Kurt Kr�uchi, Christian Cajochen, and Anna Wirz-Justice) 6. Its Practice, with Sleep, that Makes Perfect: Implications of Sleep-Dependent Learning and Plasticity for Skill Performance (Matthew P. Walker and Robert Stickgold) 7. Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Children and Adolescents: Relevance for Athletic Performance of Young People (Mary A. Carskadon) 8. Sleep Apnea and Sports Performance (Helene A. Emsellem and Karen E. Murtagh) *9. Caffeine: Implications for Alertness in Athletes (Naomi L. Rogers and David F. Dinges) 10. Nonpharmacological Techniques for Promoting Sleep (Roger J. Cole) 11. Effects of Exercise on Sleep (Shawn D. Youngstedt) *12. The Post-lunch Dip in Performance (Timothy H. Monk) 13. Jet Lag and Air Travel: Implications for Performance (Thomas Reilly, Jim Waterhouse, and Ben Edwards) 14. Bright Light Treatment: Applications in Sports Medicine (Teodor T. Postolache and Dan A. Oren) *15. Seasonal Rhythms and Exercise (Greg Atkinson and Barry Drust) *16. Seasonal Allergy and Seasonal Decrements in Athletic Performance (Hirsh D. Komarow and Teodor T. Postolache) *17. The Menstrual Cycle and Sport Performance (Naama W. Constantini, Gal Dubnov, and Constance M. Lebrun) 18. Sports Chronobiology Consultation: From the Lab to the Arena (Teodor T. Postolache, Tsung-Min Hung, Richard N. Rosenthal, Joseph J. Soriano, Fernando Montes, and John W. Stiller) *These articles do not appear in the printed issue. They are available in the online version of this issue.