JACOB EMPSON - Sleep and Dreaming

London England, Faber & Faber, 1989. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0571151809 Hardback Hardback. First Edition. Foxing to end inside covers and edge. Slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J. Everyone sleeps and everyone dreams. Yet we are almost entirely unconscious of what is happening to us while we are sleeping and we forget almost all of our dreams. What is the precise function of sleep? Do dreams occure in real time or in a split second? Why do we remember only some dreams? Why do some themes recur? Do we hallucinate if we are deprived of sleep? Do animals dream? Do we dream all night or in phases? Why do we talk in our sleep? Why do some people sleepwalk? All of these questions can be answered in the light of recent sleep research. This book.