Jim Horne is Professor of Psychophysiology and Director of the Sleep Research Centre at the University of Loughborough. He is a fellow of the Institute of Biology and the British Psychological Society, and is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Sleep Research. Jim is the UK's best-known 'sleep expert' - he is frequently called upon to discuss topics related to sleep and sleep disorders on radio and television, and writes regularly for newspapers and health and science magazines. His previous publications include Why We Sleep (1990, OUP).

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

• 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?

Jim Horne is Professor of Psychophysiology and Director of the Sleep Research Centre at the University of Loughborough. He is a fellow of the Institute of Biology and the British Psychological Society, and is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Sleep Research. Jim is the UK's best-known 'sleep expert' - he is frequently called upon to discuss topics related to sleep and sleep disorders on radio and television, and writes regularly for newspapers and health and science magazines. His previous publications include Why We Sleep (1990, OUP).

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

• 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?

Jim Horne is Professor of Psychophysiology and Director of the Sleep Research Centre at the University of Loughborough. He is a fellow of the Institute of Biology and the British Psychological Society, and is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Sleep Research. Jim is the UK's best-known 'sleep expert' - he is frequently called upon to discuss topics related to sleep and sleep disorders on radio and television, and writes regularly for newspapers and health and science magazines. His previous publications include Why We Sleep (1990, OUP).

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

• 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?