Why We Sleep
Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Published on 3. October 2017
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-1-5011-4431-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity ... An explosion of scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Now ... neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker gives us a new understanding of the vital importance of sleep and dreaming"--Amazon.com.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
526 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5011-4431-8 (9781501144318)
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Book
06/2018
Simon & Schuster
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E-Book
10/2017
1st Edition
Scribner
€13.84
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Person
Matthew Walker is a professor of neuroscience and psychology at UC Berkeley, the Director of its Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab, and a former professor of psychiatry at Harvard University. He has published over 100 scientific studies and has appeared on 60 Minutes, Nova, BBC News, and NPR’s Science Friday. Why We Sleep is his first book.