The secret world of sleep: the surprising science of the mind at rest

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Lewis, Penelope A

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Palgrave Macmillan

Pub. Date

2013.

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First edition.

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English

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Table of Contents

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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 mind

Emotional memories and sleep

Does sleep disarm dangerous emotions?

Good sleepers and bad sleepers

Getting the most out of your sleep

Brief notes on how to get the sleep you need.

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Brain
Brain -- Physiology
Consciousness
Physiological aspects
Physiology
Sleep
Sleep -- Physiological aspects

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9780230107595

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