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Explores the science of our slumber, from the different stages of sleep and how our sleeping patterns change throughout our lives, to what happens when things go wrong.

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Sleep plays a crucial role in our waking lives, and we need to start paying it more attention. The latest research tells us that it´s essential for learning and memory, for mental health and physical well-being, and yet we tend to only think about it when it´s proving a struggle.

Nodding Off leads you on a fascinating journey through the science of sleep as it evolves throughout our lives; from babies to teenagers, from middle age to the later years of our life, there are constantly new challenges to our sleep. Based on knowledge accumulated over almost two decades as a sleep researcher, Professor Alice Gregory shares real-life stories and interviews with other sleep experts to find the answers to questions, such as:

Why do so many adolescents enjoy lying in at the weekends?
Why do children experiencing anxiety, behavioural problems or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder so often have co-occurring sleep problems?
Why are scientists turning to sleep disorders such as sleep paralysis to try to understand paranormal experiences?

With important tips on improving your sleep, Nodding Off is an essential read for anyone who sleeps, and more important still for those who don´t get enough. Fans of Matthew Walker´s Why We Sleep will love this book!

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While extolling the virtues of sleep and its fundamental importance to our health, Gregory reveals some interesting tidbits. Science

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Gregory, Alice
Alice Gregory is a highly respected expert on sleep throughout development. She has been researching sleep for more than a decade and has published more than 100 articles on this and associated topics. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford, her PhD at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and is currently a Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London. Gregory collaborates widely with other sleep experts throughout the world, and has the latest research on sleep at her fingertips. As a parent of two young children herself, she is well qualified to provide an informed, friendly and amusing narrative on the important issue of sleep.

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