The secret world of sleep : the surprising science of the mind at rest / Penelope A. Lewis ; illustr...
The secret world of sleep : the surprising science of the mind at rest / Penelope A. Lewis ; illustr...
The secret world of sleep : the surprising science of the mind at rest / Penelope A. Lewis ; illustrations by Thomas Shafee.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
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G 2013/4347
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Language
English
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Physical content
200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Why sleep? -- How do we know sleep is important for the brain? -- Building blocks of the brain -- How the brain controls sleep -- Mental spring cleaning while you sleep -- How and why memories are replayed in sleep -- What is dreaming and what does it tell us memory? -- Sleep, semantics, and the min...
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2013.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Neuroscientist Penny Lewis explores the latest research into the nighttime brain to understand the real benefits of sleep, showing how, while our body rests, the brain practices tasks it learned during the day, replays traumatic events to mollify them, and forges connections between distant concepts.
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Full title
The secret world of sleep : the surprising science of the mind at rest / Penelope A. Lewis ; illustrations by Thomas Shafee.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index.
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G 2013/4347
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74VKm7gpNeNZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKm7gpNeNZ
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ISBN
0230107591
9780230107595
DDC
612.821
MMS ID
991020554789702626
