Download or read book Dement's Sleep and Dreams written by William C. Dement, M.d. and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current research on how sleep affects our daily lives -- both physical and mental functions of our well being. Focuses on the physiology of non-REM and REM sleep, dreams and dreaming, as well as the pathophysiology of highly prevalent sleep disorders. The content also includes lucid dreaming, sleep need, sleep debt, daytime alertness, and performance; biological clock and circadian rhythms; sleep disorders, insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, sleepwalking, jet lag, sleeping pills, sleep and mental illness, sleep and memory, and the impact of sleep deprivation and sleep disorders on academic and social life.