Why we sleep : unlocking the power of sleep and dreams
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- ISBN: 9781501144318
- ISBN: 1501144316
- ISBN: 9781501144325
- ISBN: 1501144324
- ISBN: 9781501144332
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viii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
General Note: | "October 2017"--Title page verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1. This thing called sleep. To sleep ... -- Caffeine, jet lag, and melatonin : losing and gaining control of your sleep rhythm -- Defining and generating sleep : time dilation and what we learned from a baby in 1952 -- Ape beds, dinosaurs, and napping with half a brain : who sleeps, how do we sleep, and how much? -- Changes in sleep across the life span -- Part 2. Why should you sleep?. Your mother and Shakespeare knew : the benefits of sleep for the brain -- Too extreme for the Guinness Book of World Records : sleep deprivation and the brain -- Cancer, heart attacks, and a shorter life : sleep deprivation and the body -- Part 3. How and why we dream. Routinely psychotic : REM-sleep dreaming -- Dreaming as overnight therapy -- Dream creativity and dream control -- Part 4. From sleeping pills to society transformed. Things that go bump in the night : sleep disorders and death caused by no sleep -- iPads, factory whistles, and nightcaps : what's stopping you from sleeping? -- Hurting and helping your sleep : pills vs. therapy -- Sleep and society : what medicine and education are doing wrong; what Google and NASA are doing right -- A new vision for sleep in the twenty-first century -- Conclusion : to sleep or not to sleep -- Appendix : twelve tips for healthy sleep. |
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Subject: | Sleep Sleep Physiological aspects Sleep physiology |
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Why We Sleep : Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
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Table of Contents
Why We Sleep : Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Part 1 | This Thing Called Sleep | |
Chapter 1 | To Sleep ... | p. 3 |
Chapter 2 | Caffeine, Jet Lag, and Melatonin: Losing and Gaining Control of Your Sleep Rhythm | p. 13 |
Chapter 3 | Defining and Generating Sleep: Time Dilation and What We Learned from a Baby in 1952 | p. 38 |
Chapter 4 | Ape Beds, Dinosaurs, and Napping with Half a Brain: Who Sleeps, How Do We Sleep, and How Much? | p. 56 |
Chapter 5 | Changes in Sleep Across the Life Span | p. 78 |
Part 2 | Why Should You Sleep? | |
Chapter 6 | Your Mother and Shakespeare Knew: The Benefits of Sleep for the Brain | p. 107 |
Chapter 7 | Too Extreme for the Guinness Book of World Records: Sleep Deprivation and the Brain | p. 133 |
Chapter 8 | Cancer, Heart Attacks, and a Shorter Life: Sleep Deprivation and the Body | p. 164 |
Part 3 | How and Why We Dream | |
Chapter 9 | Routinely Psychotic: REM-Sleep Dreaming | p. 193 |
Chapter 10 | Dreaming as Overnight Therapy | p. 206 |
Chapter 11 | Dream Creativity and Dream Control | p. 219 |
Part 4 | From Sleeping Pills to Society Transformed | |
Chapter 12 | Things That Go Bump in the Night: Sleep Disorders and Death Caused by No Sleep | p. 237 |
Chapter 13 | iPads, Factory Whistles, and Nightcaps: What's Stopping You from Sleeping? | p. 265 |
Chapter 14 | Hurting and Helping Your Sleep: Pills vs. Therapy | p. 282 |
Chapter 15 | Sleep and Society: What Medicine and Education Are Doing Wrong; What Google and NASA Are Doing Right | p. 296 |
Chapter 16 | A New Vision for Sleep in the Twenty-First Century | p. 324 |
Conclusion: To Sleep or Not to Sleep | p. 340 | |
Appendix: Twelve Tips for Healthy Sleep | p. 341 | |
Illustration Permissions | p. 343 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 344 |