DR JACOB EMPSON is Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Clinical Psychology at the University of Hull. He is the author of Human Brainwaves (Macmillan, 1986) and many academic papers on sleep, biological rhythms and human factors.

Reviews of Previous editions: 'This book is as good an introduction to the wide scope of sleep and sleep research as one could wish to find. Can be recommended to all who wish to gain an initial introduction to the subject of sleep.' - Colin Shapiro, Times Higher Educational Supplement 'Empson's book is well written, the best of its kind, and one that deserves to be widely bought.' - Ian Oswald, Nature 'This excellent book... provides a range of information which would be of interest to and accessible to anyone with no specific knowledge about sleep and dreams, and yet manages to include sufficient literary and scientific information so that even seasoned sleep researchers will find interesting nuggets and unusual insights.' - British Journal of Psychiatry

• Section 1: The Context of Sleep ResearchThe Obvious: Beliefs about Sleep and DreamingStudying Sleep in the LaboratoryThe Physiology of SleepSection 2: The Experience of SleepThe Dreams of REM SleepThe Quality of Sleeping ExperienceWhat is a Dream?Section 3: Psychophysiology of SleepSleep DisturbanceThe Psychology of SleepDeterminant of Sleep qualityThe Sleep of AnimalsThe Evolution and Functions of SleepSection 4: Problems with SleepAdult Sleep DisordersChildren's Sleep Problems.

DR JACOB EMPSON is Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Clinical Psychology at the University of Hull. He is the author of Human Brainwaves (Macmillan, 1986) and many academic papers on sleep, biological rhythms and human factors.

Reviews of Previous editions: 'This book is as good an introduction to the wide scope of sleep and sleep research as one could wish to find. Can be recommended to all who wish to gain an initial introduction to the subject of sleep.' - Colin Shapiro, Times Higher Educational Supplement 'Empson's book is well written, the best of its kind, and one that deserves to be widely bought.' - Ian Oswald, Nature 'This excellent book... provides a range of information which would be of interest to and accessible to anyone with no specific knowledge about sleep and dreams, and yet manages to include sufficient literary and scientific information so that even seasoned sleep researchers will find interesting nuggets and unusual insights.' - British Journal of Psychiatry

• Section 1: The Context of Sleep ResearchThe Obvious: Beliefs about Sleep and DreamingStudying Sleep in the LaboratoryThe Physiology of SleepSection 2: The Experience of SleepThe Dreams of REM SleepThe Quality of Sleeping ExperienceWhat is a Dream?Section 3: Psychophysiology of SleepSleep DisturbanceThe Psychology of SleepDeterminant of Sleep qualityThe Sleep of AnimalsThe Evolution and Functions of SleepSection 4: Problems with SleepAdult Sleep DisordersChildren's Sleep Problems.

DR JACOB EMPSON is Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Clinical Psychology at the University of Hull. He is the author of Human Brainwaves (Macmillan, 1986) and many academic papers on sleep, biological rhythms and human factors.

Reviews of Previous editions: 'This book is as good an introduction to the wide scope of sleep and sleep research as one could wish to find. Can be recommended to all who wish to gain an initial introduction to the subject of sleep.' - Colin Shapiro, Times Higher Educational Supplement 'Empson's book is well written, the best of its kind, and one that deserves to be widely bought.' - Ian Oswald, Nature 'This excellent book... provides a range of information which would be of interest to and accessible to anyone with no specific knowledge about sleep and dreams, and yet manages to include sufficient literary and scientific information so that even seasoned sleep researchers will find interesting nuggets and unusual insights.' - British Journal of Psychiatry

• Section 1: The Context of Sleep ResearchThe Obvious: Beliefs about Sleep and DreamingStudying Sleep in the LaboratoryThe Physiology of SleepSection 2: The Experience of SleepThe Dreams of REM SleepThe Quality of Sleeping ExperienceWhat is a Dream?Section 3: Psychophysiology of SleepSleep DisturbanceThe Psychology of SleepDeterminant of Sleep qualityThe Sleep of AnimalsThe Evolution and Functions of SleepSection 4: Problems with SleepAdult Sleep DisordersChildren's Sleep Problems.