
Understanding Sleep and Dreaming
Author: William H. MoorcroftPublisher: SpringerPaperback:ISBN 10: 1489988246ISBN 13: 978-1489988249This book covers physiological sleep mechanisms, brain function, psychological ramifications of sleep, dimensions of dreaming, and clinical disorders associated with sleep. This new edition reflects recent scientific advances in the area. Review Praise for the First Edition: "Although sleep has been the subject of serious study for several decades, there has not been available an integrated, introductory text for more than 10 years. Understanding Sleep and Dreaming fills this need with complete coverage of all aspects of sleep, dreaming, and sleep disorders, and is comprehensible as well as comprehensive. In accessible language, this text reviews the basic physiological mechanisms of sleep and the intertwined psychological ramifications. Most important, it is up to date, containing the latest information on the influence of orexin/h