The secret world of sleep : the surprising science of the mind at rest
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... Full description
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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. |
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Physical Description: |
200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780230107595 0230107591 |
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