The Neuroscience of Sleep and Dreams

Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology

by Patrick McNamara

The Neuroscience of Sleep and Dreams provides comprehensive coverage of the basic neuroscience of both sleep and dreams for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. It details new scientific discoveries, places those discoveries within evolutionary context, and links established findings with implications for sleep medicine. This second edition focuses on recent developments in the social nature of sleep and dreams. Coverage includes the neuroscience of all stages of sleep; the lifespan development of these sleep stages; the role of non-REM and REM sleep in health and mental health; comparative sleep; biological rhythms; sleep disorders; sleep memory; dream content; dream phenomenology, and dream functions. Students, scientists, and interested non-specialists will find this book accessible and informative.

Genres: Science, Neuroscience, Psychology, Textbooks, Nonfiction

268 pages, Paperback

Published April 13, 2023

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[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This an excellent introduction to the science of sleep and dreams. I particularly enjoyed the evolutionary and anthropological discussions. While the book appears to be appropriate for an upper division university class, I think it would be accessible to a general reader who has had an introductory course in psychology and/or neuroscience.

[Harry Gardner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gives a good summary on the state of sleep research with a nice focus on age effects on sleep and dreams (they are fairly pronounced, particularly with regards to amount of slow-wave sleep attained and the content of dreams). Highly recommend reading this if you want to get a better understanding of the prevalent theories surrounding sleep and dreams.

[Alexander Bos · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for people who want to dive deep into the world of Sleep and Dreams. It can be difficult to read from time to time, since it's an academic book, but never did it get annoyingly complicated.