The neuroscience of sleep and dreams / Patrick McNamara, Boston University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNamara, Patrick, 1956- author.

Contributor:

Mary M. Kaufman Memorial Fund for Neuro-Science & Biomedical Engineering Source.

Series:

Cambridge fundamentals of neuroscience in psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sleep--Physiological aspects.

Sleep.

Dreams--Physiological aspects.

Dreams.

Medical Subjects:

Sleep.

Dreams.

Physical Description:

xiv, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"This book provides a complete introduction to the neuroscience of sleep and dreams in plain language. In it, Patrick McNamara outlines new discoveries in the science of sleep and dreams, places them within an evolutionary context, and brings them together with existing scientific findings and implications for sleep medicine. Unlike other introductory texts, the important evolutionary background and social nature of sleep and dreams is emphasized. Major advances in sleep medicine, sleep and memory, dream content analyses, brain correlates of sleep stages and lifespan development of sleep are covered in depth. While the text is geared towards students, the general reader and scientists studying other disciplines will find it accessible and informative. Patrick McNamara is Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at Boston University, USA. He has received a VA Merit Review Award as well as two NIH research grant awards for his work on sleep and dreams. Magazines, newspapers and TV shows have featured his work, including: New Scientist, The Boston Globe, NOVA, and PBS Closer to Truth"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: what is sleep?

From biological rhythms to the sleep cycle

Expression of sleep across the human lifespan

Characteristics of REM and NREM sleep

Sleep disorders

Theories of rem and nrem sleep

Introduction: what are dreams?

Dreams across the human lifespan

Characteristics of REM and NREM dreams

Dream varieties

Theories of dreaming.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [228]-252) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Mary M. Kaufman Memorial Fund for Neuro-Science & Biomedical Engineering Source.

ISBN:

9781316629741

9781107171107

1107171105

1316629740

OCLC:

1049404971

Publisher Number:

99983921992

40028999898