Sleep : a very short introduction / Steven W. Lockley and Russell G. Foster.

By: Lockley, Steven W Contributor(s): Foster, Russell G Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 295.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. Description: xvi, 146 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN: 9780199587858 (pbk.); 019958785X (pbk.)Subject(s): SleepDDC classification: 612.821 LOC classification: QP425 | .L63 2012

Contents:

Sleep through the ages -- Sleep generation and regeneration -- The sleeping brain -- The reasons for sleep -- The seven ages of sleep -- When sleep suffers -- Sleep and health -- Society and sleep -- The 24-hour society.

Summary: "This Very Short Introduction addresses the biological and psychological aspects of sleep, providing a basic understanding of what sleep is and how it is measured, a look at sleep through the human lifespan, and the causes and consequences of major sleep disorders."--Publisher's web site.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library General Reading Room	612.821 LOS 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Rasal		107445
Books	Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library General Reading Room	612.821 LOS 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Rasal		107446

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-140) and index.

"This Very Short Introduction addresses the biological and psychological aspects of sleep, providing a basic understanding of what sleep is and how it is measured, a look at sleep through the human lifespan, and the causes and consequences of major sleep disorders."--Publisher's web site.

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