Sleep and Dreaming
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Everyone sleeps and everyone dreams. Yet we are almost entirely unconscious of what is happening to us when we sleep and we forget almost all of our dreams. This third edition of a classic introduction to the subject provides a fascinating insight into this most universal of subjects, critically analysing recent research by psychologists and neuroscientists (much of which has been published in the last ten years) and reviewing historical and cultural beliefs about dreams. Sleep and Dreaming is a comprehensive and rigorous text for undergraduate students, offering a rewarding and engaging introduction to the field.
New to this Edition:
- Contains much new material, particularly on the physiology of sleep
- A new chapter by Professor Michael Wang on the psychological treatment of insomnia
Author: Jacob Empson
Format: Paperback, 254 pages, 155mm x 235mm, 424 g
Published: 2001, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Genre: Popular Psychology
Description
Everyone sleeps and everyone dreams. Yet we are almost entirely unconscious of what is happening to us when we sleep and we forget almost all of our dreams. This third edition of a classic introduction to the subject provides a fascinating insight into this most universal of subjects, critically analysing recent research by psychologists and neuroscientists (much of which has been published in the last ten years) and reviewing historical and cultural beliefs about dreams. Sleep and Dreaming is a comprehensive and rigorous text for undergraduate students, offering a rewarding and engaging introduction to the field.
New to this Edition:
- Contains much new material, particularly on the physiology of sleep
- A new chapter by Professor Michael Wang on the psychological treatment of insomnia
Sleep and Dreaming