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The Stanford Sleep Book: Table Of Contents
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The following is the Table of Contents to the Stanford Sleep Book, the long-time textbook for Stanford Sleep and Dreams, currently in its 5th edition.
This Table of Contents is available to help you explore the contents of the Stanford Sleep Book, to hopefully aid you in determining if you'd like to read it yourself.
For more information on the Stanford Sleep Book, please visit this page.
If you are interested in getting a copy of the Stanford Sleep Book, please visit this page.
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PREFACE |
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PERSONAL INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHOR |
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CHAPTER 1 Why Learn About Sleep: Read This Now!
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1 |
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CHAPTER 2 What Is This Thing Called Sleep?
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13 |
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CHAPTER 3 Introduction to the Relationship Between Quality of Sleep & Waking Function
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46 |
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CHAPTER 4 Sleep Debt, Sleep Tendency, and Sleep Homeostasis
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51 |
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CHAPTER 5 Alert Wakefulness From Inside Ourselves
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77 |
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CHAPTER 6 Sleep Tendency and Alertness Throughout the 24-Hour-Day
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90 |
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CHAPTER 7 Understanding the Subjective Nature of How We Feel
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106 |
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CHAPTER 8 Sleep and Everyday Life
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127 |
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CHAPTER 9 Sleep Debt: Consequences and Crises
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150 |
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CHAPTER 10 The Phenomenology of Dreaming and the Problem of Consciousness
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179 |
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CHAPTER 11 The Psychophysiology of Dreaming
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201 |
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CHAPTER 12 The Content of Dreams
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216 |
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CHAPTER 13 Sources, Meanings, and Purpose of Dreaming
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246 |
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CHAPTER 14 Lucid Dreaming: A Special Case
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271 |
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CHAPTER 15 Sleep Disorders: An Overview
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280 |
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CHAPTER 16 Insomnia
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301 |
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CHAPTER 17 Restless Legs Syndrome
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326 |
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CHAPTER 18 Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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333 |
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CHAPTER 19 Narcolepsy and REM Behavior Disorder
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361 |
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CHAPTER 20 Parasomnias
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373 |
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CHAPTER 21 Public Policy and Sleep Education
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For more information on the Stanford Sleep Book, please visit this page.
If you are interested in getting a copy of the Stanford Sleep Book, please visit this page.
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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.
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The Stanford Sleep Book
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.
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