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.

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PREFACE

1

PERSONAL INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHOR

1

CHAPTER 1

Why Learn About Sleep: Read This Now!

1

CHAPTER 2

What Is This Thing Called Sleep?

13

CHAPTER 3

Introduction to the Relationship Between Quality of Sleep & Waking Function

46

CHAPTER 4

Sleep Debt, Sleep Tendency, and Sleep Homeostasis

51

CHAPTER 5

Alert Wakefulness From Inside Ourselves

77

CHAPTER 6

Sleep Tendency and Alertness Throughout the 24-Hour-Day

90

CHAPTER 7

Understanding the Subjective Nature of How We Feel

106

CHAPTER 8

Sleep and Everyday Life

127

CHAPTER 9

Sleep Debt: Consequences and Crises

150

CHAPTER 10

The Phenomenology of Dreaming and the Problem of Consciousness

179

CHAPTER 11

The Psychophysiology of Dreaming

201

CHAPTER 12

The Content of Dreams

216

CHAPTER 13

Sources, Meanings, and Purpose of Dreaming

246

CHAPTER 14

Lucid Dreaming: A Special Case

271

CHAPTER 15

Sleep Disorders: An Overview

280

CHAPTER 16

Insomnia

301

CHAPTER 17

Restless Legs Syndrome

326

CHAPTER 18

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

333

CHAPTER 19

Narcolepsy and REM Behavior Disorder

361

CHAPTER 20

Parasomnias

373

CHAPTER 21

Public Policy and Sleep Education

391

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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?

The Stanford Sleep Book

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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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