Description: Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams ASIN : 0141983760Publisher : PenguinLanguage : EnglishFormat : Paperback ISBN-10 : 9780141983769ISBN-13 : 978-0141983769 Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. In this book, the first of its kind written by a scientific expert, Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters. Looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom as well as major human studies, Why We Sleep delves into everything from what really happens during REM sleep to how caffeine and alcohol affect sleep and why our sleep patterns change across a lifetime, transforming our appreciation of the extraordinary phenomenon that safeguards our existence........
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Subject 2: Neuropsychology (Books)
Signed By: Alan Moore
Subject 3: Psychology & Hypnosis
Subject2: Scientific Psychology & Psychiatry
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Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Why We Sleep: the New Science of Sleep and Dreams
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Publication Year: 2018
Item Height: 198 mm
Item Weight: 269 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Matthew Walker
Subject Area: Biological Psychology
Item Width: 129 mm
Format: Paperback