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1 online resource (1 audio file (720 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Great Courses Audio ; |
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Heller, H. Craig.
Great Courses Audio. Spoken word ;
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Great courses.
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: H Craig Heller. |
| Summary |
Sleep is the subject of intense scientific debate among biologists and neuroscientists. Why must we spend about one-third of our lives asleep? What exactly is sleep? Why does a lack of sleep impair our cognitive abilities and leave us vulnerable to a host of medical issues ranging from obesity to reduced resistance to infectious disease? These 24 engrossing lectures take you to the forefront of the field to reveal what happens in the sleeping brain right down to the cellular and molecular level. You'll investigate what biological changes occur during wakefulness that are reversed during sleep - and why your brain forces you to fall asleep to repay an accumulated sleep deficit, no matter how dangerous the circumstances. The science of sleep encompasses basic concepts of electricity, neuroanatomy, and neurochemistry, which are responsible for the "architecture of sleep." Professor Heller explains the science behind our circadian rhythms, REM and non-REM sleep, the physiology of dreaming, and more. Sleep pathologies and disorders are among the most fascinating topics of the course. From disorders such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and restless leg syndrome to parasomnias such as sleepwalking and night terrors, the most up-to-date findings in the science of sleep are truly riveting. All Lectures: 1. Sweet Sleep - Essential for a Healthy Life 2. What Is Sleep? 3. Sleep Across the Night 4. Sleep Across the Lifespan 5. Who in the World Sleeps? 6. The Timing of Sleep 7. The Wheels of the Circadian Clock 8. The Deep Sleep of Hibernators 9. The Neuroanatomy and Neurochemistry of Sleep 10. The Neurophysiology of Sleep 11. Sleep Disorders - Narcolepsy 12. The Strange World of Dreams 13. Funtions of Sleep - Fueling the Brain 14. The Time and Function of REM Sleep 15. Sleep and Learning - Procedural Memory 16. Sleep and Declaraive Memory 17. Sleep and Memory in Animals 18. Sleep and Learning Disability 19. Whe You Cannot Sleep - Insomnia 20. Sleep Apnea 21. Behavior during Sleep - Parasomnias 22. Sleep and the Rest of the Body 23. Improving Sleep 24. Sleep in the Future and the Future of Sleep |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Sleep.
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Sleep disorders.
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Sleep -- Physiological aspects.
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| Added Author |
Heller, H. Craig.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781682763575 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1682763579 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12329154 |
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