Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 392 g
The Role of Sleep and Dreaming in Our Emotional Lives
Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 392 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-989628-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press
• A fascinating account of the history of sleep research and how the specialty of sleep medicine was born, from one of the pioneers of the field
• Relates brain and sleep research findings in easy-to-understand layman's terms
• Reveals the author's work with individuals accused of murder and other crimes allegedly committed while sleepwalking
In January of 1999, an otherwise nonviolent man under great stress at work brutally murdered his wife in their backyard. He then went back to bed, awakening only when police entered his home. He claimed to have no memory of the event because, while his body was awake at the time, his mind was not. He had been sleepwalking.
In The Twenty-four Hour Mind, sleep scientist Rosalind Cartwright brings together decades of research into the bizarre sleep disorders known as parasomnias to propose a new theory of how the human mind works consistently throughout waking and sleeping hours. Thanks to increasingly sophisticated EEG and brain imaging technologies, we now know that our minds do not simply "turn off" during sleep. Rather, they continue to be active, and research has indicated that one of the primary
purposes of sleep is to aid in regulating emotions and processing experiences that occur during preceding waking hours. As such, when sleep is neurologically or genetically impaired or just too short, the processes that good sleep facilitates--those that usually have a positive effect on our mood and
performance--can short circuit, with negative results that occasionally reach tragic proportions. Examining the interactions between conscious and unconscious forms of thinking as they proceed throughout the cycles of sleeping, dreaming, and waking, Cartwright demystifies the inner workings of the human mind that trigger sleep problems, how researchers are working to control them, and how they can apply what they learn to further our understanding of the brain. Along the way, she provides a
lively account of the history of sleep research and the birth of sleep medicine that will initiate readers into this fascinating field of inquiry and the far-reaching implications it will have on the future of neuroscience. The Twenty-four Hour Mind offers a unique look at a relatively new area of study
that will be of interest to those with and without sleep problems, as well as anyone captivated by the mysteries of the brain--and what sleep continues to teach us about the waking mind.
Zielgruppe
General readers, sleep researchers, and sleep physicians, those interested in parasomnias and other sleep disorders
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Bewusstseinszustände Schlaf- und Traumbewusstsein
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Schlafmedizin & Schlafforschung
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction: The Role of the Night Mind in our Emotional Economy
Chapter 1. Where Do We Go When We Go to Sleep?
Chapter 2. The Mind Asleep: How Dreams Develop
Chapter 3. Short Sleep and Its Consequences: Insomnia and Major Depression
Chapter 4. Sleepwalking into Danger: Murders Without Motives
Chapter 5. More NREM Parasomnias: Self-injury, Sleep Eating, Sleep Sex, Exploring, Protecting
Chapter 6. Sleep Experts in Court: Evidence of the State of Mind
Chapter 7. Warnings from the Land of Nod: Nightmares and REM Behavior Disorder
Chapter 8. The Revival of the Unconscious
Chapter 9. Dream Work: Regulating Emotion and Updating the Self
Chapter10.The Twenty-four Hour Psychology: From Nonsense to Science
