How Long to Read The Sleep of Others and the Transformation of Sleep Research

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sleep of Others and the Transformation of Sleep Research?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 12 minutes to read The Sleep of Others and the Transformation of Sleep Research by Kenton Kroker

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

We tend to think of sleep as a private concern, a night-time retreat from the physical world into the realm of the subconscious. Yet sleep also has a public side; it has been the focal point of religious ritual, philosophic speculation, political debate, psychological research, and more recently, neuroscientific investigation and medical practice. In this first ever history of sleep research, Kenton Kroker draws on a wide range of material to present the story of how an investigative field – at one time dominated by the study of dreams – slowly morphed into a laboratory-based discipline. The result of this transformation, Kroker argues, has changed the very meaning of sleep from its earlier conception to an issue for public health and biomedical intervention. Examining a vast historical period of 2500 years, Kroker separates the problems associated with the history of dreaming from those associated with sleep itself and charts sleep-related diseases such as narcolepsy, insomnia, and sleep apnea. He describes the discovery of rapid eye movement – REM – during the 1950s, and shows how this discovery initiated the creation of 'dream laboratories' that later emerged as centres for sleep research during the 1960s and 1970s. Kroker's work is unique in subject and scope and will be enormously useful for both sleep researchers, medical historians, and anybody who's ever lost a night's sleep.

How long is The Sleep of Others and the Transformation of Sleep Research?

The Sleep of Others and the Transformation of Sleep Research by Kenton Kroker is 544 pages long, and a total of 138,176 words.

This makes it 184% the length of the average book. It also has 169% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sleep of Others and the Transformation of Sleep Research Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 35 minutes to read The Sleep of Others and the Transformation of Sleep Research aloud.

What Reading Level is The Sleep of Others and the Transformation of Sleep Research?

The Sleep of Others and the Transformation of Sleep Research is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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