A renowned neurologist shares the true stories of people unable to get a good night’s 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 Leschziner’s 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 sleep―and 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 clock’s 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.
盖伊·勒施齐纳（Guy Leschziner）
神经科主任医师，专长于睡眠问题，主持隶属于伦敦盖伊与圣托马斯医院的欧洲zui大睡眠中心，并服务于国王学院医院、伦敦桥医院、克伦威尔医院等多家伦敦医疗机构。擅长失眠、梦游、发作性睡病等多种疑难睡眠障碍的诊治，并通过报刊、电视、广播等多种媒体（如《金融时报》、BBC 等）向公众介绍相关知识及故事。
译者简介
高天羽，笔名红猪。专职译者，长期任《环球科学》杂志与果壳网翻译，图书译作有《打开一颗心》《神经的逻辑》《恶的科学》《超凡》《世界为何存在》等二十余种。