
The Nocturnal Brain
Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep
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A renowned neurologist shares the true stories of people unable to get a good night’s rest in The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep, a fascinating exploration of the symptoms and syndromes behind sleep disorders.
For Dr. Guy Leschziner’s patients, there is no rest for the weary in mind and body. Insomnia, narcolepsy, night terrors, apnea, and sleepwalking are just a sampling of conditions afflicting sufferers who cannot sleep - and their experiences in trying are the stuff of nightmares. Demoniac hallucinations frighten people into paralysis. Restless legs rock both the sleepless and their sleeping partners with unpredictable and uncontrollable kicking. Out-of-sync circadian rhythms confuse the natural body clock’s days and nights.
Then there are the extreme cases. A woman in a state of deep sleep who gets dressed, unlocks her car, and drives for several miles before returning to bed. The man who has spent decades cleaning out kitchens while “sleep-eating”. The teenager prone to the serious, yet unfortunately nicknamed Sleeping Beauty Syndrome stuck in a cycle of excessive unconsciousness, binge eating, and uncharacteristic displays of aggression and hypersexuality while awake.
With compassionate stories of his patients and their conditions, Dr. Leschziner illustrates the neuroscience behind our sleeping minds, revealing the many biological and psychological factors necessary in getting the rest that will not only maintain our physical and mental health, but improve our cognitive abilities and overall happiness.
©2019 Guy Leschziner (P)2019 Simon & Schuster UKLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Informed by cutting-edge scientific research and sparkling with memorable characters - from the modern druids who worship at Stonehenge each solstice to the Amish farmers who may have the right idea about healthy sleep patterns - Linda Geddes’s Chasing the Sun analyzes all aspects of our relationship to the sun. The fascinating stories, innovative science, and unique perspectives in this book make it clear that the ancients were right to put the sun at the center of our world and that it is crucial that we remember this bond as we shape our lives today.
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Interesting and easy listen
- De Emily Pearce en 01-06-20
De: Linda Geddes
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The Depression Cure
- The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs
- De: Stephen S. Ilardi
- Narrado por: Jeffrey Kafer
- Duración: 6 h y 49 m
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In the past decade, depression rates have skyrocketed, and one in four Americans will suffer from major depression at some point in their lives. Where have we gone wrong? Dr. Stephen S. Ilardi sheds light on our current predicament and reminds us that our bodies were never designed for the sleep-deprived, poorly nourished, frenzied pace of 21st-century life.
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I have a dear family member....
- De Derek B. en 12-12-12
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Keep Sharp
- How to Build a Better Brain at Any Age
- De: Sanjay Gupta MD
- Narrado por: Sanjay Gupta MD
- Duración: 10 h
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Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our minds sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers “the book all of us need, young and old” (Walter Isaacson, number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Code Breaker) with insights from top scientists all over the world, whose cutting-edge research can help you heighten and protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age.
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A Master Class in Brain Resilience
- De Chad B Wickland en 01-06-21
De: Sanjay Gupta MD
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How to Make Good Things Happen
- Know Your Brain, Enhance Your Life
- De: Marian Rojas Estapé
- Narrado por: Marisol Ramirez
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
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An empowering journey through the mechanisms of the mind from one of the world’s leading mental health experts.
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it's just ok
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Heal Your Mind
- De: Louise Hay
- Narrado por: Mona Lisa Schulz M.D. Ph.D.
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Heal Your Mind continues the three-pronged healing approach that Dr. Mona Lisa Schulz and Louise Hay pioneered together, extending it to conditions, processes, and disorders of the mind including memory, learning disability, addiction, anxiety, and depression. In-depth case studies from the All Is Well Clinic delve into interventions with real patients, where Dr. Mona Lisa uses intuition to pinpoint issues, and she and Louise discuss the medical solutions and affirmations that can help restore well-being.
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The Pain Chronicles
- Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering
- De: Melanie Thernstrom
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 11 h y 30 m
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Each of us will know physical pain in our lives, but none of us knows when it will come or how long it will stay. Today as much as 10 percent of the population of the United States suffers from chronic pain. It is more widespread, misdiagnosed, and undertreated than any major disease. While recent research has shown that pain produces pathological changes to the brain and spinal cord, many doctors and patients still labor under misguided cultural notions and outdated scientific dogmas.
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Informative, well researched and nicely written
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When Brains Dream
- Exploring the Science and Mystery of Sleep
- De: Antonio Zadra, Robert Stickgold
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
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Written by two world-renowned sleep and dream researchers, When Brains Dream debunks common myths while acknowledging the mysteries that persist around both the science and experience of dreaming.
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Should be "next-up" on your reading list!
- De Paul Coca en 02-21-22
De: Antonio Zadra, y otros
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Brainstorm
- Detective Stories from the World of Neurology
- De: Suzanne O'Sullivan
- Narrado por: Christine Williams
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
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Brainstorm follows the stories of people whose medical diagnoses are so strange even their doctor struggles to know how to solve them. A man who sees cartoon characters running across the room; a girl whose world suddenly seems completely distorted, as though she were Alice in Wonderland; another who transforms into a ragdoll whenever she even thinks about moving. The brain is the most complex structure in the universe. Neurologists must puzzle out life-changing diagnoses from the tiniest of clues, the ultimate medical detective work.
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Not As Compelling...
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Everything in Its Place
- First Loves and Last Tales
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
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From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests - from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia, dementia, and Alzheimer's.
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Missing Sacks
- De Brandy en 12-02-19
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The Body Keeps the Score
- Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
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Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent more than three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.
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Overall Worthwhile, Lingers Too Long in the Why
- De LittleBeadsOfMercury en 04-07-21
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Healing Back Pain
- De: John E. Sarno M.D.
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With case histories and the results of in-depth mind-body research, Dr. Sarno describes how patients recognize the emotional roots of their back pain and sever the connections between mental and physical pain - and how, just by listening to this program, you may start recovering from back pain today!
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This book saved my life!
- De OCGabe en 06-05-18
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The Stress Solution
- The 4 Steps to a Calmer, Happier, Healthier You
- De: Dr Rangan Chatterjee
- Narrado por: Dr Rangan Chatterjee
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'It's thought that between 70 and 90 percent of GP consultations are related to stress.' This has to change. Dr Rangan Chatterjee knows this better than anyone. As a practising GP he's seen firsthand how stress affects his patients and has found simple but effective methods to help them. Now he's on a mission to show that combating stress is easier than you think. He shows how a small change in the way you approach your body-mind relationship's purpose can help you lead a more fulfilled, calmer life.
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I felt like he knew me/easy to understand
- De Matthew Watts en 08-13-20
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Brain Rules for Aging Well
- 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp
- De: John Medina
- Narrado por: John Medina
- Duración: 8 h y 38 m
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How come I can never find my keys? Why don't I sleep as well as I used to? Why do my friends keep repeating the same stories? What can I do to keep my brain sharp? Scientists know. Brain Rules for Aging Well, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts - and the prescription to age well - in his signature engaging style. With so many discoveries over the years, science is literally changing our minds about the optimal care and feeding of the brain. All of it is captivating. A great deal of it is unexpected.
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Scientific and practical
- De symya08 en 04-29-18
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Suspicious Minds
- How Culture Shapes Madness
- De: Joel Gold, Ian Gold
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Mr. A. was admitted to Dr. Joel Gold’s inpatient unit at Bellevue Hospital in 2002. He was, he said, being filmed constantly, and his life was being broadcast around the world "like The Truman Show" - the 1998 film depicting a man who is unknowingly living out his life as the star of a popular soap opera. Over the next few years, Gold saw a number of patients suffering from what he and his brother, Dr. Ian Gold, began calling the "Truman Show Delusion," launching them on a quest to understand the nature of this particular phenomenon and the nature of madness itself.
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Intriguing
- De L. K. en 04-18-16
De: Joel Gold, y otros
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- Ashley
- 08-24-22
Detailed case studies with wonderful narriation.
Wonderfully written with captivating details. I really enjoyed this in the audible version. The narriatior even seems interested in all the detailed case studies. I would definitely listen to this book again.
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- Drake
- 04-03-20
Excellent
This is a superb overview of the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of both usual and quite unusual sleep disorders. It will be well worth your time!
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- Shea
- 01-12-23
Great Book
There is a lot of interesting information in this book. I enjoyed listening to it.
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- Sandy
- 01-13-21
Interesting and informative.
This was a good book, but it was slow. It was a book that I had to be in the mood to read, and I could only read a little at a time. It had some very interesting stories about sleep conditions. I think that the author explained things well and made it easy to understand without making it sound like he was talking down to the reader. It had a little technical stuff but only enough to explain how the brain works. I feel like I came away with a better understanding about sleep and the problems people can have with it. I read this book on audible. It was narrated well but sometimes I had a hard time understanding the narrators accent.
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- Bibi
- 03-18-20
It was pretty darn good
No complaints, besides the British accent...wasn’t expecting that and didn’t like it, personally myself.
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- Shawn Ashley
- 10-08-19
very informative and never boring
this work riches in many subjects with lots of stories and examples of each section. definitely worthy of another listen and a recommendation.
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- Ana
- 08-15-24
Great book to understand what happens when we sleep
I get sleep paralysis quite often. I wanted to get insights from other stories and understand why some of us have a hard time sleeping. This gave me a lot of information about sleep disorders, and how to prevent future health issues.
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- Dennis F Rumsey
- 10-17-19
Nocturnal Brain
I had a very hard time getting into this book. It was very clinical and dealt with many different patients with sleep disorders, unique sleep disorders. it was putting me to sleep because I have very little to no interest in this subject.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-27-19
interesting, but slow
Interesting topic, relatable case studies.
Pace was too slow though, and I struggled to finish.
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- Alchemist585
- 09-05-19
Not Suitable as an audio book.
It's essentially a compilation of case reports in the form of stories with little pathophysiology despite the heavy use of acronyms. Most strage is the analogy the author used to explain the opening of the Na+ gates upon the depolarization of the neuronal membrane sufficiently to trigger an action potential (a nerve impulse). The author likened the rush of Na+ into the neuron to the flushing of the toilet.
Overall, I am disappointed.
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