Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (763 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06ZZ1YGJ5 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 554 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Why We Sleep is his first book. . Matthew Walker is a professor of neuroscience and psychology at UC Berkeley, the Director of its Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab, and a former professor of psychiatry at Harvard University. He has published over 100 scientific studies and has appeared on 60 Minutes, Nova, BBC News, and NPR’s Science Friday
Dreaming mollifies painful memories and creates a virtual reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge to inspire creativity. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when we don't sleep. An explosion of scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Within the brain, sleep enriches our ability to learn, memorize, and make logical decisions. Walker answers important questions about sleep: how do caffeine and alcohol affect sleep? What really happens during REM sleep? Why do our sleep patterns change across a lifetime? How do common sleep aids affect us and can they do long-term damage? Charting cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and synthesizing decades of research and clinical practice, Walker explains how we can harness sleep to improve learning, mood, and energy levels; regulate hormones; prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes; slow the effects of aging; increase longevity; enhance the education and lifespan of our children, and boost the efficiency, success, and productivity of our businesses. Compared to the other basic drives in life—eating, drinking, and reproducing—the purpose of sl
Why We Sleep is his first book. . About the Author Matthew Walker is a professor of neuroscience and psychology at UC Berkeley, the Director of its Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab, and a former professor of psychiatry at Harvard University. He has published over 100 scientific studies and has appeared on 60 Minutes, Nova, BBC News, and NPR’s Science Friday