Sleep : a very short introduction
Lockley, Steven W.
Sleep : a very short introduction by Steven W. Lockley and Russell G. Foster - New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012 - xvi, 146 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions -- 295 .
Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Sleep through the ages 2. Sleep generation and regulation - a framework 3. The sleeping brain 4. The reasons for sleep 5. The seven ages of sleep 6. When sleep suffers 7. Sleep and health 8. Sleep and society 9. The 24-hour society
"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."--Publisher's web site.
9780199587858
Sleep
Sleep psychology
612.821 / LOC-S
Sleep : a very short introduction by Steven W. Lockley and Russell G. Foster - New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012 - xvi, 146 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions -- 295 .
Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Sleep through the ages 2. Sleep generation and regulation - a framework 3. The sleeping brain 4. The reasons for sleep 5. The seven ages of sleep 6. When sleep suffers 7. Sleep and health 8. Sleep and society 9. The 24-hour society
"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."--Publisher's web site.
9780199587858
Sleep
Sleep psychology
612.821 / LOC-S