Sleep: A Very Short Introduction
Why do we need sleep? What is sleep? What happens when we don't get enough? This Very Short Introduction addresses the biological and psychological aspects of sleep, providing a basic understanding of what sleep is and how it is measured, a look at sleep through the human lifespan, and the causes...
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Why do we need sleep? What is sleep? What happens when we don't get enough? This Very Short Introduction addresses the biological and psychological aspects of sleep, providing a basic understanding of what sleep is and how it is measured, a look at sleep through the human lifespan, and the causes and consequences of major sleep disorders. The book describes dramatic breakthroughs in our knowledge of how sleep occurs, what it does, and what happens to our health if we do not have enough. The authors consider the impact of modern society, examining the relationship between sleep and our 24/7 culture.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780199587858 (019958785X)
ASIN: 019958785X
Publish date: 2012-03-24
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages no: 152
Edition language: English
As the title suggests this is a short book (about 130 pages, plus references), but very informative, concise and accessible. The first section describes what we know about the physiology of sleep, the 'C' process (own internal clock) and the 'S' process, which tells us we need sleep and how these tw...
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