Understanding Sleep and Dreaming
Understanding Sleep and Dreaming
Although sleep has been the subject of serious study for several decades, there has not been available an integrated, introductory text for more than ten years. Understanding Sleep and Dreaming fills this need with complete coverage of all aspects of sleep, dreaming, and sleep disorders, and is comprehensible as well as comprehensive. In accessible language, this text reviews the basic physiological mechanisms of sleep and the intertwined psychological ramifications. Most important, it is up-to-date, containing the latest information on the influence of orexin/hypocretin, nocturnal eating syndrome, the local cell theory of sleep, the effects of sleep deprivation, and the advantages of delaying school start times for teenagers. Distilling twenty five years of combined clinical, research, and teaching experience, Dr. Moorcroft has created an excellent text for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals as well as for the general reader who wants a better understanding of the sleep process and its disorders.
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5 Stars Great!
If you are a student or a beginner in sleep sciense this book will be the BEST to start from. Unlike many others there is lots of basic information in all aspects of somnology and the book is written using normal, easy and pleasant to read language. You are given a real knowledge. After this book one is ready to answer many questions about sleep and has enough in his brain to bravely continue study of somnology by reading the books unmanageable for the beginners. I loved it.
4 Stars How do i download this ebook onto my desktop??
Does anyone know if i can download this kindle ebook on my desktop??? I downloaded it to my itouch but would like to read it on a bigger screen. If anyone knows please let me know.
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