| Description |
xi, 304 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Edison's Curse -- Sleep and Consciousness -- What Is Sleep? -- Evolution's Mistake? -- No Sleep at All --Cutting Down on Sleep -- A Little Bit of Sleep -- The Clocks Within Us -- Riding the Daily Seesaw of Sleepiness -- Sleepy Children and Sleepy Parents --Sleepy Teenagers -- Sleep Thieves in the Kitchen --Ondine's Curse -- Sleepless Nights -- Sleep and Health -- Asleep at the Wheel -- Asleep at the Operating Table -- Asleep on the Night Shift -- Asleep in the Sky -- The Cost of Sleep Debt -- Are We Chronically Sleep Deprived? -- What Is Your Personal Sleep Debt? --Death on Daylight Savings Time -- A Wake-Up Call |
| Summary |
A fascinating in-depth look at this mysterious activity in which we all must, by nature engage |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 293) and index |
| Subject |
Sleep -- Physiological aspects.
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Sleep -- Psychological aspects.
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| LC no. |
95051549 |
| ISBN |
0684823047 |
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0684831848 (paperback) |
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