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  • Lewis, Penelope A.
     
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    The secret world of sleep [electronic resource] : the surprising science of the mind at rest / Penelope A. Lewis ; [illustrations by Thomas Shafee].
    by Lewis, Penelope A.
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    New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
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  • Sleep -- Physiological aspects.
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  • Brain -- Physiology.
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  • Consciousness.
  • Electronic Resourcehttp://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=738A8F1A-6CA2-4625-985D-64E922AC74AD This title is available online; click here to access
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    9781137386977 (electronic bk.)
    1137386975 (electronic bk.)
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    1 online resource (200 p.) : ill.
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    1st ed.
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    Why sleep? -- How do we know sleep is important for the brain? -- Building blocks of the brain -- How the brain controls sleep -- Mental spring cleaning while you sleep -- How and why memories are replayed in sleep -- What is dreaming and what does it tell us memory? -- Sleep, semantics, and the mind -- Emotional memories and sleep -- Does sleep disarm dangerous emotions? -- Good sleepers and bad sleepers -- Getting the most out of your sleep -- Brief notes on how to get the sleep you need.
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    Neuroscientist Penny Lewis explores the latest research into the nighttime brain to understand the real benefits of sleep, showing how, while our body rests, the brain practices tasks it learned during the day, replays traumatic events to mollify them, and forges connections between distant concepts.
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