Sleep: A Very Short Introduction

by Lockley, Steven W.; Foster, Russell G.

• ISBN13: 9780199587858
• ISBN10: 019958785X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Why do we need sleep? What is sleep? What happens when we don't get enough? ThisVery Short Introductionaddresses 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.

Author Biography

Steven W. Lockley is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard University. Russell G. Foster is the Head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology at the John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

The history of sleep

The generation and regeneration of sleep

The sleeping brain

The reasons for sleep

The seven ages of sleep

When sleep suffers

Sleep and health

Society and sleep

The 24/7 society

References

Further Reading

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