The Neural Control of Sleep and Waking (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)

Why we need to sleep is not actually known, but it is a topic that continues to intrigue us and it is still very much the subject of active research. The author takes an historical approach to the subject and hence largely takes a chronological view of sleep research and the scientists' ideas and their experiments. Parts one and two describe the main historical figures and their various theories and discoveries. Part three describes our current state of knowledge of sleep, arousal and waking. It discusses sleep and waking disorders and discusses the current theories behind the function of sleep. This is a book readable by anyone who has some introductory biology or psychology and has an interest in why and how we sleep it will also make an excellent book for anyone taking a course on the physiology and functions of sleep.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2002
First published:	October 2002
Foreword by:	J. M. Siegel
Authors:	Jerome Siegel
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	212
Edition:	2002 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-95536-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > States of consciousness > Sleep & dreams
LSN:	0-387-95536-4
Barcode:	9780387955360

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