Spindles: Short Stories from the Science of Sleep (Science-into-Fiction)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0713R1BQJ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 351 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Instead it is proving to be an intensely dynamic period of brain activity: a vital stage in the rewiring of memories, the learning of new skills, and the processing of problems and emotions. As these responses show, sleep and the spinning of stories are still very much entwined. Penny Lewis, Dr. But over the last 10 years, our scientific understanding of sleep has been revolutionised. This project was supported by the Wellcome Trust.. For centuries sleep has provided writers with a magical ingredient, a passage of time during which great changes miraculously occur, an Orpheus-like voyage through the subconscious daubed with the fantastic. Paul Reading, Stephanie Romiszewski, Prof Robert Stickgold, Prof Manuel Schabus, Prof Ed Watkins, Prof Adam Zeman and Dr. No longer is sleep viewed as a