Lockley, Steven W. <br/><br/>
Sleep :  a very short introduction / 
Steven W. Lockley and Russell G. Foster. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2012. 
 - xvi, 146 p. :  ill. ;  18 cm. 
 - Very short introductions ;  295 .
 - Very short introductions ;  295. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-140) and index. 
<br/><br/>Sleep through the ages -- Sleep generation and regeneration -- The sleeping brain -- The reasons for sleep -- The seven ages of sleep -- When sleep suffers -- Sleep and health -- Society and sleep -- The 24-hour society. 
<br/><br/> "This Very Short Introduction addresses the biological and psychological aspects of sleep, providing a basic understanding of what sleep is and how it is measured, a look at sleep through the human lifespan, and the causes and consequences of major sleep disorders."--Publisher's web site. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199587858 (pbk.) 019958785X (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011945235 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sleep.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QP425  / .L63 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612.821