The secret world of sleep the surprising science of the mind at rest
Neuroscientist Penny Lewis explores the latest research into the nighttime brain to understand the real benefits of sleep, showing how, while our body rests, the brain practices tasks it learned during the day, replays traumatic events to mollify them, and forges connections between distant concepts...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2013.
|
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Neuroscientist Penny Lewis explores the latest research into the nighttime brain to understand the real benefits of sleep, showing how, while our body rests, the brain practices tasks it learned during the day, replays traumatic events to mollify them, and forges connections between distant concepts. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230107595 0230107591 |
| Author Notes: |
