Stanford Daigaku Kyoju Ga Oshieru Jukusui No Weekly (PHP Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Sleep is not just rest; it is the basis of all life phenomena. In this book, the director of the Sleep and Biological Rhythms Laboratory at Stanford University, the world's foremost sleep research institute, covers everything related to sleep, from the front lines of sleep research, such as the Glimpse System for flushing brain waste, to useful topics such as choosing bedding based on breathability. In addition, the book explains sleep problems of women, children, and the elderly, as well as "sleep disorders" and "sleeping pills," which can be dangerous if not understood. The authoritative authority on sleep research, who introduced the much-discussed concept of "sleep debt" to Japan, sounds the alarm once again about Japan, a country that never sleeps.

睡眠とは単なる休息ではなく、あらゆる生命現象の基盤である―。世界最高峰といわれるスタンフォード大学睡眠生体リズム研究所所長が、「脳の老廃物を洗い流す『グリンパティック・システム』」などの睡眠研究の最前線から、「寝具は『通気性』で選ぶ」といったすぐに役立つトピックまで、眠りにまつわるあれこれをこの1冊に網羅して紹介。さらに、女性・子ども・高齢者の睡眠問題や、知らないと危ない「睡眠障害」や「睡眠薬」についても解説。大いに話題となった「睡眠負債」という概念を日本に紹介した睡眠研究の権威が、眠らない国「日本」に改めて警鐘を鳴らす。