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The Nocturnal Brain
The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep | Dr. Guy Leschziner
A renowned neurologist shares the true stories of people unable to get a good nights 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 Leschziners 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 sleepand 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 clocks 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.
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rachelsbrittain
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This was an absolutely fascinating look into slept disorders from a neuroscientist. As someone with insomnia, it was fascinating, informative, and sometimes horrifying. From parasomnias like sleepwalking to nighttime epileptic seizures, the book covers a plethora of more and less well known sleep disorders. Absolutely fascinating.

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After I read The Man Who Tasted Words, I was convinced that this author shows major Oliver Sacks influences—not only bc title—and I was right. Here, he admits Sacks was an inspiration for him both as a writer and as a professional. Ergo, this is an instant rec to whoever likes Sacks‘ style.

The book itself is about sleep—which is a major fascination of mine—and its disorders. Case studies humanize the subject and make this a fast read.

4.5/5

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sharread
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This book covers quite a bit about sleep, but not much with respect to getting helpful suggestions on improving sleep problems. The case studies are fascinating but predictable. #20IN4 @Andrew65

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bookish_wookish
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I may have broken my “no booking buying unless its BOTM” buying ban BUT to my defense i had a visa gift card and im pretty sure Barnes & Noble is the only place that accepts them......right?.....right?.....🙃

Desha 😂😂😂 yes, that must be true! 😊👏🏻👍🏻 4y
Crazeedi Nocturnal brain sound interesting 4y
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TheEllieMo
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This week‘s #WeeklyForecast is too finish The Quarry, read The Nocturnal Brain, and maybe sneak in a bit of Morse on audio.

@Cinfhen

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Gina
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So I am reading this NON fiction book on sleep disorders, I turn the page annnnddddd... floating eyeballs... I'm 5 parts grossed out and 5 parts fascinated... bring it on!

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rabbitprincess
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A fascinating collection of case studies. If you liked Unthinkable, by Helen Thomson; or Brain Storm, by Suzanne O'Sullivan; this might appeal to you as well. It really underscores how little we know about the brain, but that sleep seems to be vital.

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rabbitprincess
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One of the early case studies involving what is now known as REM sleep behaviour disorder featured a patient who dreamt they were a police duck flying after a pigeon thief 😂

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JSW
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Interesting series of case studies, with medical discussion of their diagnoses. Very accessible to non-scientists.

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julesG
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I'm giving the #QuotsyOct19 a go.

@TK-421

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Still have to finish the book.

GingerAntics LOVE this quote! I may need to read this book. This is me!!! Night owls are smarter than morning people, but we‘re not open to that anymore. I would love a job where I could have a night shift. Give me a night shift ANYDAY! (edited) 4y
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LauraJ
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An endlessly fascinating topic for me.

Hestapleton This sounds so interesting! 5y
LauraJ @Hestapleton So far it is. Science is making such rapid research advances that I always learn something new from these books. 5y
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