Download or read book Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreaming written by Mary A. Carskadon and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines all aspects of sleep and dreaming. Includes articles on: adolescence and sleep, aging and sleep, all-nighters, animals' dreams, apnea, bedwetting, chemistry of sleep, cultural aspects of sleep and dreams, dreaming, jet lag, light and dark cycles, psychological theories of dreams, REM sleep, sleep deprivation, temperature effects on sleep, and yawning.