Sleep and dreaming : origins, nature and functions /
Sleep and dreaming are manifestations in higher organisms of a fundamental 'circadian rhythm' of inactivity-activity. During the past thirty years, research has provided a great deal of new information about the phenomenom and phenomenology of sleep, and the relationship between sleep and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, Eng. ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
1979.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | International series in experimental psychology ;
v. 23. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Sleep and dreaming are manifestations in higher organisms of a fundamental 'circadian rhythm' of inactivity-activity. During the past thirty years, research has provided a great deal of new information about the phenomenom and phenomenology of sleep, and the relationship between sleep and wakefulness. This book aims to describe, organise and interpret some of this new knowledge in order to stimulate a greater appreciation of the role of sleep and dreaming in human adaptation. The study of sleep and dreaming provides a very special perspective on human functioning. It stands in direct contrast to more traditional paradigms utilised in psychology that place the locus of explanation of human behaviour in the 'external environment'. |
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| Item Description: | Includes indexes. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 315 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-300). |
| ISBN: | 9781483293547 1483293548 |