Why We Sleep: The Functions of Sleep in Humans and Other Mammals

Horne, James

ISBN 10: 019261892X / ISBN 13: 9780192618924

Published by Oxford University Press, 1989

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019261892X. 1990 reprint, bright clean copy, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why We Sleep: The Functions of Sleep in Humans and Other Mammals
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019261892X
• ISBN 13: 9780192618924
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • PSYCHOLOGY

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Synopsis

This book examines the purpose of sleep in mammals, particularly in humans. The author's approach takes a broad biological perspective, clearing away many misconceptions in order to derive a number of well-founded hypotheses about a variety of aspects of sleep. Technicalities are kept to a minimum, and an effort has been made to make the book understandable to a wide readership, including anyone with a basic background in biology and psychology. The emphasis is on the role of sleep itself, not on the physiological mechanisms that assist its occurrence.