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For those fascinated by neurology and for fans of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat comes a powerful exploration of the mind during night time. Here are the mysteries of sleep, explained – from known conditions to the extreme.
‘The Secret World of Sleep interweaves bizarre real life stories with cutting edge neurological science in the true tradition of Oliver Sacks. A fascinating read.' Martha Kearney, BBC Radio 4
World-renowned neurologist and sleep expert, Doctor Guy Leschziner, takes you through various sleep conditions and how they arise and affect people. Insomnia, narcolepsy, night terrors and apnoea are just some of the conditions afflicting those struggling with sleep.
Then there are the extreme cases. The people frightened into paralysis by hallucinations. The woman in a state of deep sleep who gets dressed and goes for a drive. The teenager with ‘Sleeping Beauty Syndrome’, stuck in a cycle of excessive unconsciousness. The man who cleans out kitchens while 'sleep-eating'.
With compassionate stories of his patients and their conditions, Leschziner illustrates the neuroscience behind our sleeping minds, revealing the many biological and psychological factors necessary in getting the rest needed for health and happiness.
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- 320 pages
- English
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Topic
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Sleep MedicineTable of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1 Greenwich Mean Time
- 2 In the Still of the Night
- 3 Disney Was Right
- 4 Rumblings
- 5 The Sleep-Talking Bus Driver
- 6 Weak With Laughter
- 7 Buzzing Bees
- 8 Seized by the Throat
- 9 Floating Eyeballs
- 10 Jekyll and Hyde
- 11 The Waking Effects of Coffee
- 12 A Peculiar Fairy Tale
- 13 Inception
- 14 Losing Sleep
- Epilogue: Some General Thoughts on Sleep
- Appendix of Diagrams
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
- Copyright
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