Why do we need sleep? What happens when we don't get enough? From the biology and psychology of sleep and the history of sleep in science, art, and literature; to the impact of a 24/7 society and the role of society in causing sleep disruption, this Very Short Introduction answers everything you've ever wanted to know about sleep.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1: The history of sleep
- 2: The generation and regeneration of sleep
- 3: The sleeping brain
- 4: The reasons for sleep
- 5: The seven ages of sleep
- 6: When sleep suffers
- 7: Sleep and health
- 8: Society and sleep
- 9: The 24/7 society
- References
- Further reading
