| Description |
xiv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-267) and index. |
| Contents |
Petunias, one-eyed ducks, and roly-poly mice -- By the brain, for the brain -- The substance of sleep -- Then -- Odd behaviour -- Skin and bones -- Sleepiness -- Higher matters -- Crashing out -- Time of life -- Time travellers -- Good night -- Brain waves -- REM sleep -- Or REM wakefulness? -- Cinema of the mind -- The long, the short and the less -- Are we chronically sleep deprived? -- Things that go bump in the night -- 'A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow' -- Snoring, gasping, and jumping -- Children -- I sleep, therfore I am. |
| Summary |
Why do we sleep? How much sleep do we normally need, and what happens if you don't get enough? Jim Horne gives an account of scientific discoveries on sleep, bringing in brain physiology, psychology, medicine, and social factors. He also looks at controversial research on the amount of sleep we actually need. |
| Subject |
Sleep.
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Sleep. (DNLM)D012890
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Sleep. (OCoLC)fst01120819
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| ISBN |
9780199228379 |
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019922837X |
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