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Sleep : a very short introduction

By:

Lockley, Steven W

Contributor(s):

Foster, Russell G

Series: Very short introductions. 295 Publication details: Oxford Oxford University Press 2012Description: 146 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:

019958785X
9780199587858 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Contents:

Sleep through the ages -- Sleep generation and regeneration -- The sleeping brain -- The reasons for sleep -- The seven ages of sleep -- When sleep suffers -- Sleep and health -- Society and sleep -- The 24-hour society.

Summary: Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-140) and index.Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-140) and index.

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.

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