Новинки Мэттью Уолкера

Сон — одна з останніх великих таємниць біології людини. Чимало вчених безуспішно намагалися розшифрувати незбагненний код сну, аж доки не розвинулися наукові методи дослідження мозку. Метью Вокер, американський професор нейронауки та психології, значну частину свого життя досліджує вплив сну на здоров'я людини. Учений з’ясував: сон — унікальний спосіб оздоровити мозок і тіло, ба більше — найдієвіший метод відтермінувати старіння.

То яким є природний сон? Чому ми бачимо сновидіння і чи можемо ними керувати? Хто спить лише половиною мозку? Як змінюється сон упродовж людського життя? І як врешті подолати безсоння? На ці та безліч інших запитань Метью Вокер дає нам вичерпні, науково обґрунтовані відповіді.

Книжка призначена всім, хто цікавляться питаннями біології людини та хотіли б у природний спосіб підвищити якість свого життя.

До недавних пор у науки не было полного представления о механизмах сна, о всём многообразии его благотворного влияния и о том, почему последствия хронического недосыпания пагубны для здоровья. Выдающийся невролог и учёный Мэттью Уолкер обобщает данные последних исследований феномена сна и приглашает к разговору на темы, связанные с одним из важнейших аспектов нашего существования.

«Сон — это единственное и наиболее эффективное действие, которое мы можем предпринять, чтобы каждый день регулировать работу нашего мозга и тела. Это лучшее оружие матушки-природы в противостоянии смерти. К сожалению, реальные доказательства, разъясняющие все опасности, которым подвергаются человек и общество в случае недосыпания, до сих пор не были в полной мере донесены до людей. Это самое вопиющее упущение в сегодняшних разговорах о здоровье. Исправить его как раз и призвана моя книга, и я очень надеюсь, что она превратится для читателя в увлекательное путешествие, полное открытий. Кроме того, книга нацелена на пересмотр оценки сна и изменение пренебрежительного отношения к нему». (Мэттью Уолкер)

Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity,

About the Author
Matthew Walker is a professor of neuroscience and psychology at UC Berkeley, the Director of its Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab, and a former professor of psychiatry at Harvard University. He has published over 100 scientific studies and has appeared on 60 Minutes, Nova, BBC News, and NPR’s Science Friday. Why We Sleep is his first book.

The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert—Professor Matthew Walker —reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better.

Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. 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 we don't sleep. Compared to the other basic drives in life—eating, drinking, and reproducing—the purpose of sleep remained elusive.

An explosion of scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Now, preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker gives us a new understanding of the vital importance of sleep and dreaming. Within the brain, sleep enriches 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 mollifies painful memories and creates a virtual reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge to inspire creativity.

Walker answers important questions about sleep: how do caffeine and alcohol affect sleep? What really happens during REM sleep? Why do our sleep patterns change across a lifetime? How do common sleep aids affect us and can they do long-term damage? Charting cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and synthesizing 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; increase longevity; enhance the education and lifespan of our children, and boost the efficiency, success, and productivity of our businesses. Clear-eyed, fascinating, and accessible, Why We Sleep is a crucial and illuminating book.

The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert—Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab—reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better.

Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. 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 we don't sleep. Compared to the other basic drives in life—eating, drinking, and reproducing—the purpose of sleep remained elusive.

An explosion of scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Now, preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker gives us a new understanding of the vital importance of sleep and dreaming. Within the brain, sleep enriches 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 mollifies painful memories and creates a virtual reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge to inspire creativity.

Walker answers important questions about sleep: how do caffeine and alcohol affect sleep? What really happens during REM sleep? Why do our sleep patterns change across a lifetime? How do common sleep aids affect us and can they do long-term damage? Charting cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and synthesizing 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; increase longevity; enhance the education and lifespan of our children, and boost the efficiency, success, and productivity of our businesses. Clear-eyed, fascinating, and accessible, Why We Sleep is a crucial and illuminating book.