Understanding Sleep and Dreaming [Paperback]

William H. Moorcroft (Author), P. Belcher (Assistant)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0387249656 | ISBN-13: 978-0387249650 | Publication Date: July 15, 2005 | Edition: 1

Designed primarily as a text this volume is an up-to-date and integrated overview of physiological sleep mechanisms, brain function, psychological ramifications of sleep, dimensions of dreaming, and clinical disorders associated with sleep. It is accessibly written with specially boxed material that enhances the text. Authored by a researcher/clinician/professor with more than 25 years of experience in sleep studies, Understanding Sleep and Dreaming provides a solid basis for those who are not expert in this area. It offers a good foundation for those who will continue sleep studies, while at the same time offering enough information for those who will apply this knowledge in other ways such as clinicians in their individual practices or researchers for whom sleep may be part of a specific study. It is an excellent text for courses on sleep at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

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Although sleep has been the subject of serious study for several decades, there has not been available an integrated, introductory text for more than ten 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/hypocretin, nocturnal eating syndrome, the local cell theory of sleep, the effects of sleep deprivation, and the advantages of delaying school start times for teenagers. Distilling twenty five years of combined clinical, research, and teaching experience, Dr. Moorcroft has created an excellent text for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals as well as for the general reader who wants a better understanding of the sleep process and its disorders.

Product Details

• Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (July 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387249656
• ISBN-13: 978-0387249650
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #422,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, October 25, 2008

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Stanislav Ossovskiy (Tasmania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Understanding Sleep and Dreaming (Paperback)

If you are a student or a beginner in sleep sciense this book will be the BEST to start from. Unlike many others there is lots of basic information in all aspects of somnology and the book is written using normal, easy and pleasant to read language. You are given a real knowledge. After this book one is ready to answer many questions about sleep and has enough in his brain to bravely continue study of somnology by reading the books unmanageable for the beginners. I loved it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Topic, Worth the read, February 4, 2011

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Michael Lyon (Rensselaer, IN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Understanding Sleep and Dreaming (Hardcover)

There are very few sleep/dream texts available for academic use. This is a perfect mixture of science, humor, empirical data, and theory. Good for a Psych-topics class.

0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How do i download this ebook onto my desktop??, August 12, 2009

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Lizzy "fairygirl85" (california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Understanding Sleep and Dreaming (Kindle Edition)

Does anyone know if i can download this kindle ebook on my desktop??? I downloaded it to my itouch but would like to read it on a bigger screen. If anyone knows please let me know.