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\u00a060 Minutes<\/i>,\u00a0Nova<\/i>,\u00a0BBC News<\/i>, and NPR\u2019s\u00a0Science Friday<\/i>.\u00a0Why We Sleep<\/i>\u00a0is his first book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/i>bestseller and international sensation, this \u201cstimulating and important book\u201d (Financial Times<\/i>) from the director of UC Berkeley\u2019s Center for Human Sleep Science is a fascinating dive into the purpose and power of slumber. As the\u00a0Guardian<\/i>\u00a0said, Walker explains \u201chow a good night’s shut-eye can make us cleverer, more attractive, slimmer, happier, healthier, and ward off cancer.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n
With two appearances on\u00a0CBS This Morning\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0Fresh Air<\/i>‘s most popular interview of 2017, Matthew Walker has made abundantly clear that sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life. 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 it is absent. Compared to the other basic drives in life\u2014eating, drinking, and reproducing\u2014the purpose of sleep remains more elusive.<\/p>\n
Within the brain, sleep enriches a diversity of functions, including 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 creates a virtual reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge, inspiring creativity.<\/p>\n
In this \u201ccompelling and utterly convincing\u201d (The Sunday Times<\/i>) book, preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our physical and mental well-being. Charting the most cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and marshalling his 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\u2019s and diabetes, slow the effects of aging, and increase longevity. He also provides actionable steps towards getting a better night\u2019s sleep every night.<\/p>\n
Clear-eyed, fascinating, and accessible,\u00a0Why We Sleep<\/i>\u00a0is a crucial and illuminating book. Written with the precision of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Sherwin Nuland, it is \u201crecommended for night-table reading in the most pragmatic sense\u201d (The<\/i>\u00a0New York Times Book Review<\/i>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[37],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n