William C. Dement
- Schauspiel
- 29. Juli 1928 · Wenatchee, Washington, USA
- 17. Juni 2020
Biografie
William Charles Dement was a pioneering US sleep researcher and founder of the Sleep Research Center, the world's first sleep laboratory, at Stanford University. He is a leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy. For this pioneering work in a previously uncharted field, he is sometimes referred to as the father of sleep medicine.
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Filmografie
- Sleepwalk with Me · Dr. Dement
- Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious · Selbst
- Wide Awake · Selbst