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The Sleep & Dreams Express is a free and practical newsletter we send out once every month or two containing the absolute best of the best of materials on this site--the most interesting, comical, and compelling articles, videos, visitor-submitted stories, and more.
Having these gems readily available to you will make it that much easier to empower your mind with practical sleep knowledge and information about living life at your peak alertness.
And speaking of knowledge to do just that, upon joining the Sleep & Dreams Express you also will receive a fantastically informative downloadable book written by the pioneer of the field of sleep research and the father of sleep medicine, Dr. William Dement.
The book is called The Absolute Essentials Of Sleep Knowledge and it's yours, 100% free, as a welcome gift for joining.
What's in the book? While pioneering the field, helping to discover and describe REM sleep, founding the world's first Sleep Disorders Clinic, and making breakthrough finding after finding about sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and delayed sleep phase syndrome, among other things, Dr. Dement was also busy exercising his passion for teaching students (us!) and raising awareness about sleep health.
This year marks his 40th year teaching our class Sleep and Dreams at Stanford University. Several years back Dr. D took the textbook he developed for the course, the Stanford Sleep Book, and condensed it into a brief 8-chapter long mini-book containing only what he thought were the most essential take-home points that could be quickly and practically applied to make a difference in someone's life.
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Welcome! This site is continuously being created by students of Dr. William C. Dement's Sleep And Dreams course at Stanford University.
We made this site as a call to action for people all over the world to live healthier, happier, safer, and more productive lives by learning about their own sleep. We have faith that reading the information provided on this site will motivate you to be smart about your sleep deprivation and strategic about your alertness in order to live life to your fullest, most energetic potential.
In fact, we challenge you to do so! What do you say, are you up for the challenge?
Interviews With Sleep Specialists: Insights Into the Worlds of Sleep Medicine & Sleep Business
America's Most Dangerous Disorder: What Is Sleep Apnea Doing To Your Sleep?
Sleep Debt: How Much More Will You Achieve When You Reduce Yours?
The Stages Of Sleep: The Journey Through The Night
Delayed Sleep Phase: You Want To Sleep But You're Not Tired Yet
Paralyzed at Night: Is Sleep Paralysis Normal?
Sleep In Words: Smart, Strange, and Funny Quotes About Sleep
Sleep Disorders In Children: What's Keeping Your Child From A Full Night's Rest?
Attacks of Pavor Nocturnus (a.k.a. Sleep Terrors, Night Terrors, or Incubus Attacks)
Dr. Dement's pioneering textbook has been the core text for Sleep and Dreams since 1980, but it has just recently been made available to the wider public for the first time.
In it you'll find a more detailed account of the most important things you need to know about sleep, alertness, dreams, and sleep disorders. Studies, statistics, plus plenty of Dr. Dement's classic anecdotes painting the history of sleep medicine.
Preface | Intro | Contents | Get A Copy
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