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Sleep: Physiology, Investigations, and Medicine
Michel . Ed(S): Billiard
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Description for Sleep: Physiology, Investigations, and Medicine
hardcover. Comprising five sections, this volume looks at the semiotics of normal sleep in adults and children. It presents a review of the different means of investigating sleep and wakefulness and the methods of analysis. It also deals with the disorders of sleep and wakefulness, insomnias, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders and parasomnias. Editor(s): Billiard, Michel. Num Pages: 764 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1278.
The question about the function ofsleep remains one ofthe major challenges scientists are faced with. Wherein lies the fascination with sleep? I am convinced that it is the necessity for sleep. No one has failed to experience the overpowering urge to fall asleep after a disturbed night's sleep or after sleep was curtailed or deprived, especially when our daily activities impose restrictions on motor activity. The demand ofour body and brain to sleep challenges our understanding ofwhy this is the case, and which are the benefits ofa night ofprofound sleep. Also in animals prolongation of waking consistently increases their attempts ... Read more
The question about the function ofsleep remains one ofthe major challenges scientists are faced with. Wherein lies the fascination with sleep? I am convinced that it is the necessity for sleep. No one has failed to experience the overpowering urge to fall asleep after a disturbed night's sleep or after sleep was curtailed or deprived, especially when our daily activities impose restrictions on motor activity. The demand ofour body and brain to sleep challenges our understanding ofwhy this is the case, and which are the benefits ofa night ofprofound sleep. Also in animals prolongation of waking consistently increases their attempts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
764
Condition
New
Number of Pages
764
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306474064
SKU
V9780306474064
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