Nodding Off: The Science of Sleep from Cradle to Grave
Autor Alice Gregoryen Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 mai 2020
The latest research tells us that it's essential for learning and memory, for mental health and physical well-being, and yet we tend to only think about it when it's proving a struggle.
Nodding Off leads you on a fascinating journey through the science of sleep as it evolves throughout our lives; from babies to teenagers, from middle age to the later years of our life, there are constantly new challenges to our sleep. Based on knowledge accumulated over almost two decades as a sleep researcher, Professor Alice Gregory shares real-life stories and interviews with other sleep experts to find the answers to questions, such as:
- Why do so many adolescents enjoy lying in at the weekends?
- Why do children experiencing anxiety, behavioural problems or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder so often have co-occurring sleep problems?
- Why are scientists turning to sleep disorders such as sleep paralysis to try to understand paranormal experiences?
With important tips on improving your sleep, Nodding Off is an essential read for anyone who sleeps, and more important still for those who don't get enough. Fans of Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep will love this book!
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781472946164
ISBN-10: 1472946162
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Sigma
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1472946162
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Sigma
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Note from the Author
Prologue
Chapter 1: Sleep 101
Chapter 2: Sleeping Like a Baby: Sleep in the First Years of Life
Chapter 3: Preschool and School-Aged Children: The Rainbow of Sleep Problems
Chapter 4: Laaazzzy? Adolescents' Sleep
Chapter 5: Sleep in Youth: Sleep, Atypical Development and Mental Health
Chapter 6: Becoming an Adult: A Sleep a Day Helps Us Work, Rest and Play
Chapter 7: Sleep During the Rush-Hour Years of Our Lives
Chapter 8: It's a Long Hard Night: The Sleep of Older Adults
Chapter 9: A Ticket to the Land of Nod: Tips to Get Your Best Sleep and Make Dreams Come True
References
Acknowledgements
Index
Prologue
Chapter 1: Sleep 101
Chapter 2: Sleeping Like a Baby: Sleep in the First Years of Life
Chapter 3: Preschool and School-Aged Children: The Rainbow of Sleep Problems
Chapter 4: Laaazzzy? Adolescents' Sleep
Chapter 5: Sleep in Youth: Sleep, Atypical Development and Mental Health
Chapter 6: Becoming an Adult: A Sleep a Day Helps Us Work, Rest and Play
Chapter 7: Sleep During the Rush-Hour Years of Our Lives
Chapter 8: It's a Long Hard Night: The Sleep of Older Adults
Chapter 9: A Ticket to the Land of Nod: Tips to Get Your Best Sleep and Make Dreams Come True
References
Acknowledgements
Index
Recenzii
While extolling the virtues of sleep and its fundamental importance to our health, Gregory reveals some interesting tidbits.
Nodding Off is a well paced and engaging read.
A revealing new book [...] covers every aspect of sleep [...] For those who have insomnia, this book may help, since knowledge is power.
Professor Alice Gregory [...] has proved that sleep science, far from being an exhausted topic, is an endlessly fascinating rabbit hole of surprising facts, discoveries and counter-intuitions.
Shares real life stories as well as insightful discussions with other sleep experts to answer key questions on all things sleep and sleeplessness.
Alice Gregory has written an engaging and accessible book that guides the reader through sleep-related issues from birth until old age. This is no dry academic tome but instead a lively tour of all aspects of sleep from an expert in the field. Highly recommended!
I sat reading Nodding Off during the course of a few sleepless, heavily jet-lagged nights. In its pages, Alice Gregory offers a compendious journey through the ages of sleep. Her expertise and passion for the subject infuses this most readable book. It is an authoritative addition to this often-neglected field.
Sleep matters! That is the battle cry of Nodding Off. Everyone who wants a good night's sleep should read Alice Gregory's excellent book on the science of sleep from birth through adulthood.
Nodding Off is a well paced and engaging read.
A revealing new book [...] covers every aspect of sleep [...] For those who have insomnia, this book may help, since knowledge is power.
Professor Alice Gregory [...] has proved that sleep science, far from being an exhausted topic, is an endlessly fascinating rabbit hole of surprising facts, discoveries and counter-intuitions.
Shares real life stories as well as insightful discussions with other sleep experts to answer key questions on all things sleep and sleeplessness.
Alice Gregory has written an engaging and accessible book that guides the reader through sleep-related issues from birth until old age. This is no dry academic tome but instead a lively tour of all aspects of sleep from an expert in the field. Highly recommended!
I sat reading Nodding Off during the course of a few sleepless, heavily jet-lagged nights. In its pages, Alice Gregory offers a compendious journey through the ages of sleep. Her expertise and passion for the subject infuses this most readable book. It is an authoritative addition to this often-neglected field.
Sleep matters! That is the battle cry of Nodding Off. Everyone who wants a good night's sleep should read Alice Gregory's excellent book on the science of sleep from birth through adulthood.