The Sleep of Others and the Transformations of Sleep Research

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The Sleep of Others and the Transformations of Sleep Research is written by Kenton Kroker and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1442627786 (ISBN 10) and 9781442627789 (ISBN 13).

"Examining a vast historical period of 2500 years, Kroker separates the problems associated with the history of dreaming from those associated with sleep itself and charts sleep-related diseases such as narcolepsy, insomnia, and sleep apnea. He describes the discovery of rapid eye movement - REM - during the 1950s, and shows how this discovery initiated the creation of 'dream laboratories' that later emerged as centres for sleep research during the 1960s and 1970s. Kroker's work is unique in subject and scope and will be enormously useful for both sleep researchers, medical historians, and anybody who's ever lost a night's sleep."--Jacket.