| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The Context of Sleep Research -- The Obvious: Beliefs About Sleep and Dreaming -- Sleep folklore -- The interpretation of dreams -- Studying Sleep in the Laboratory -- The story of the electroencephalograph (EEG) -- Modern EEG techniques -- The EEG during sleep -- Sleep norms -- The Experience of Sleep -- The Dreams of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep -- The natural history of dreaming -- Experimental investigations -- The Quality of the Sleeping Experience -- The experience of sleep -- Some memorable dream themes -- What is a Dream? -- A description of dreaming -- The psychoanalytic approach -- Some recent ideas -- The Physiology and Natural History of Sleep -- The Physiology of Sleep -- Biological rhythms and sleep -- Hormonal changes correlated with sleep and circadian rhythm -- Physiological mechanisms of sleep and waking -- Neurophysiology of the sleep states -- Sleep Disturbance -- The effects of sleep deprivation -- Schedules of sleep -- Practical implications of sleep disturbance -- The Psychology of Sleep -- Perception and memory in sleep -- Behaviour during sleep -- Waking up -- Determinants of Sleep Quality -- Food, exercise and sleep -- The effects of drugs on sleep -- The Sleep of Animals -- Mammals -- Birds and reptiles -- Hibernation -- The Evolution and Functions of Sleep -- Restorative theories -- Is sleep a waste of time? -- Evolution and sleep -- Sleep Disorders -- Adult Sleep Disorders -- The nature and scale of sleep disorders -- Types of sleep disorder -- Cures and palliatives. |
| Summary |
"This book describes the context of sleep research, and considers popular beliefs about sleep. The book looks at the experience of sleep, including the relationship between dreaming and psychophysiological signs such as eye movement and brainwaves, as well as the physiology and natural history of sleep, and the problems of sleep disorders that humans experience." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Sleep.
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Dreams.
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Sleep -- physiology.
(DNLM)D012890Q000502
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Psychophysiology. (DNLM)D011603
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Dreams -- physiology.
(DNLM)D004325Q000502
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77.47 sleeping, dreaming. (NL-LeOCL)077597915
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Dreams. (OCoLC)fst01198490
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Sleep. (OCoLC)fst01120819
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Slaap.
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Dromen.
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| Added Author |
Wang, Michael B.
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| ISBN |
0333947649 (cloth) |
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9780333947647 (cloth) |
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0333947657 (pbk.) |
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9780333947654 (pbk.) |
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