The Enchanted World of Sleep

For those who have puzzled over the mysteries of sleep, this panoramic view of modern sleep research by a pioneer in the field offers enlightening answers. Interweaving facts with fascinating case histories and anecdotes, Lavie discusses all that is known about sleep, dreaming, and sleep disorders, including landmark discoveries from his own sleep laboratory. 49 illustrations.

Foreword

ix

Michel Jouvet

Introduction

xi

Sleep and Death

1

(7)

Brain Waves

8

(10)

Nathaniel Kleitman

18

(8)

The Rhythm of Sleep

26

(9)

The Twenty-five Hour Day

35

(19)

From Sun Clocks to Biological Clocks

54

(11)

Dreams: Creatures of the Brain

65

(11)

Alfred Maury and the Dream of the Guillotine

76

(13)

Dreaming as a Separate Reality

89

(9)

Do Fish Dream?

98

(13)

The Need for Sleep

111

(18)

The Eccentricity of REM Sleep

129

(22)

Sleep Centers

151

(10)

Sleep Medicine: The First Steps

161

(13)

Treating Insomnia

174

(10)

The Physical and Medical Causes of Insomnia

184

(5)

Disorders in Sleep Timing

189

(16)

Children Who Refuse to Sleep

205

(11)

Excessive Sleepiness, or ``In the Arms of Morpheus''

216

(18)

Narcolepsy: Reversal of the Natural Order

234

(9)

Epilogue

243

(4)

References

247

(16)

Index

263

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The Enchanted World of Sleep

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