Libros
Matthew P. Walker y Matthew Walker · Audible Studios, 2020
With two appearances on CBS This Morning and Fresh Air's most popular interview of 2017, Matthew Walker has made abundantly clear that sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when it is absent. Compared to the other basic drives in life—eating, drinking, and reproducing—the purpose of sleep remains more elusive.
Within the brain, sleep enriches a diversity of functions, including our ability to learn, memorize, and make logical decisions. It recalibrates our emotions, restocks our immune system, fine-tunes our metabolism, and regulates our appetite. Dreaming creates a virtual reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge, inspiring creativity.
In this “compelling and utterly convincing” (The Sunday Times) book, preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our physical and mental well-being. Charting the most cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and marshalling his decades of research and clinical practice, Walker explains how we can harness sleep to improve learning, mood and energy levels, regulate hormones, prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes, slow the effects of aging, and increase longevity. He also provides actionable steps towards getting a better night’s sleep every night.
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Jessamy Hibberd
Roca Editorial, 2014
Todos pasamos por periodos en nuestra vida en los que tenemos problemas para dormir. O bien no podemos quedarnos dormidos o bien nos despertamos demasiado temprano, con la cabeza como un bombo de darle vueltas a lo que nos preocupa. A veces conseguir dormir una noche entera parece tarea imposible, a pesar de que lo…
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Chris Idzikowski
Ediciones Oniro, 2002
Suggests that changes in lifestyle and sleeping environments, along with implementing spiritual exercises such as meditation and hypnosis, will cure sleep disorders and lead to better rest.
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Matthew D. Lieberman
Capitán Swing, 2026
We are profoundly social creatures. Here, renowned psychologist Matthew Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience revealing that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental than our need for food or shelter. Because of this, our brain uses its spare time to learn about the…
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W. Chris Winter
Aguilar, 2017
"Incluye tips, consejos, ejercicios e ilustraciones. Si deseas solucionar tus problemas de sueño, los trucos y consejos de Internet no serán de mucha ayuda. Necesitas realmente entender lo que está pasando con tu descanso: cuáles son tus problemas y cómo resolverlos. ZZZ# El libro del sueño es un emocionante viaje de…
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Steven Pinker
Destino, 2001
"Presented with extraordinary lucidity, cogency and panache...Powerful and gripping...To have read [the book] is to have consulted a first draft of the structural plan of the human psyche...a glittering tour de force" - Spectator "Why do memories fade? Why do we lose our tempers? Why do fools fall in love? Pinker's…
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Eric R. Kandel
Katz, 2007
La memoria -capacidad de adquirir y almacenar información sumamente diversa, desde las nimiedades de la vida cotidiana hasta las complejas abstracciones de la geografía y del álgebra- es uno de los aspectos más notables del comportamiento humano: confiere continuidad a nuestra vida y nos brinda una imagen coherente…
