Why do we sleep? How much sleep do we need? What happens if you don't get enough? Professor Jim Horne finds the answers to these questions and many more in Sleepfaring. It's a subject close to the hearts of many of us, as our sleep patterns have changed to reflect longer working hours and busier lifestyles. From drowsiness at the wheel to stress and insomnia, sleep is becoming a big issue in our lives. Professor Horne gives an engaging account of what science can tell us about sleep and sleep disorders, drawing in brain physiology, psychology, medicine, social factors and results from the latest research.

Preface; 1. Petunias, one eyed ducks and roly-poly mice; 2. By the brain for the brain; 3. The Substance of Sleep; 4. Then; 5. Odd Behaviour; 6. Skin and Bones; 7. Sleepiness; 8. Higher Matters; 9. Crashing Out; 10. Time of Life; 11. Time Travellers; 12. Good night; 13. Brain waves; 14. REM sleep; 15. Or REM wakefulness?; 16. Cinema of the mind; 17. The long, the short and the less; 18. Are we chronically sleep deprived?; 19. Things that go bump in the night; 20. A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow; 21. Snoring, gasping and jumping; 22. Children; 23. I sleep therefore I am; Appendix: Are you a lark, an owl, or neither?

Professor Jim Horne

`Review from previous edition like the best travel books, Sleepfaring looks set to stay fresh and useful for years to come. Anyone seeking a Travelogue around the Land of Nod will not be disappointed. It is as le Guide Michelin would put it, vaut le voyage' Carol Cooper, Lancet