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  • The Sleep Instinct

    by Ray Meddis ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Sleep and Dreams
    Most of us believe that we sleep in order to rest our tired bodies and minds. Originally published in 1977, this centuries-old common-sense view is challenged by Ray Meddis, who describes and argues for a controversial new theory of the nature and function of sleep. The theory seeks to replace the old view with the idea that sleep may no longer serve any important function in modern man. Whereas ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • Computational Models of the Auditory System

    Edited by Ray Meddis, Enrique Lopez-Poveda, Arthur N. Popper, Richard R. Fay ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comprehensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern auditory research. The v- umes are aimed at all individuals with interests in hearing research including advanced graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and clinical investigators. The volumes are intended to introduce new investigators to important aspects ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • The Neurophysiological Bases of Auditory Perception

    Edited by Enrique Lopez-Poveda, Ray Meddis, Alan R. Palmer ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This volume contains the papers presented at the 15th International Symposium on Hearing (ISH), which was held at the Hotel Regio, Santa Marta de Tormes, Salamanca, Spain, between 1st and 5th June 2009. Since its inception in 1969, this Symposium has been a forum of excellence for debating the neurophysiological basis of auditory perception, with computational models as tools to test and unify ... Read more

    $256.99 CAD

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