Why do we sleep? How much sleep do we normally need, and what happens if you don't get enough of it? Professor Jim Horne finds the answers to these questions and many more in Sleepfaring, a journey through the science and the secrets of sleep. It's a subject close to the hearts of many of us as our sleep patterns have changed to reflect longer working hours and busier lifestyles. From drowsiness at the wheel to stress and insomnia, sleep is becoming a big issue in our lives. Professor Horne gives an engaging account of what science can tell us about sleep and sleep disorders, drawing in brain physiology, psychology, medicine, social factors, and results from the very latest sleep research. He looks at body clocks and sleeping patterns, the values of napping, and the controversial question of 'sleep debt', and also gives some valuable hints from the latest sleep research that may just help you to get a better night's rest.
| ISBN | 019922837X | | Pages | 288 | | ISBN13 | 9780199228379
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | | Weight (grammes) | 233 | | Imprint | Oxford University Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 196 | | Publication date | 25 Oct 2007 | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Library of Congress | QP425 | | Spine width (mm) | 19 | | DEWEY | 613.794 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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Preface; 1. Petunias, one eyed ducks and roly-poly mice; 2. By the brain for the brain; 3. The Substance of Sleep; 4. Then; 5. Odd Behaviour; 6. Skin and Bones; 7. Sleepiness; 8. Higher Matters; 9. Crashing Out; 10. Time of Life; 11. Time Travellers; 12. Good night; 13. Brain waves; 14. REM sleep; 15. Or REM wakefulness?; 16. Cinema of the mind; 17. The long, the short and the less; 18. Are we chronically sleep deprived?; 19. Things that go bump in the night; 20. A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow; 21. Snoring, gasping and jumping; 22. Children; 23. I sleep therefore I am; Appendix: Are you a lark, an owl, or neither?
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