From the study of brainstem-based models of sleep cycle control, current research is moving toward combined brainstem/forebrain models of sleep cognition. The book presents five papers by contemporary leading scientists, and more than seventy-five commentaries on those papers by nearly all of the other distinguished authorities in the field. Topics include mechanisms of dreaming and REM sleep, memory consolidation in REM sleep, and an evolutionary hypothesis of the function of dreaming. The papers and commentaries, together with the authors' rejoinders, represent significant advances in the understanding of the sleeping and dreaming brain.
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"This is a fascinating book on the state of the science of sleep and dreaming circa 2002." Quarterly Review of Biology
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A paradigm shift is occurring in the science of sleep and dreaming that is making room for new answers to questions about the sleeping brain. This book reviews and bridge the gaps among these fields as they relate to sleep and dream research. The book presents five papers by leading scientists, and more than seventy-five commentaries on those papers by nearly all of the other leading authorities in the field. Topics include mechanisms of dreaming and REM sleep, memory consilodation in REM sleep, and an evolutonary hypothesis of the function of dreaming.
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If you are serious about understanding dreaming from the perspective of cognitive neuropsychology, this collection of papers is a must-read -- the cutting edge of current thinking in the field.
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Theories on why we dream are varied and many. There are credible scientists who say dreams have no functional purpose, but rather are byproducts of unrelated processes that occur during sleep, such as memory consolidation. Meanwhile, there are equally credible scientists who assert that dreams perform important functions that restructure the mind, helping us navigate our waking lives. A problem with most scientific books on dreaming is that they argue for one of these two extremes, resulting in a lop-sided argument. "Sleep and Dreaming" takes a much different approach. It presents five very approachable papers (e.g., you don't need to be a scientist to understand them) that cover the gamut in current scientific dream research. It then solicits opinions from the best minds in the field on the ideas presented. The end result is a comprehensive cross-section of the scientific community's understanding and thoughts on this important topic.
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Dreaming is a universal human experience that offers a unique view of consciousness and cognition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
apex dreaming, dream production system, apex dreams, threat simulation theory, sleep mentation, sleep nientation, sleep saccades, dissociable states, ancestral threats, dunng sleep, threat avoidance skills, mentation recall, dream report length, waking state processes, dreamlike mentation, pedestal technique, threat simulations, simulation dreams, visual dream imagery, threat scripts, typical dream themes, hiring sleep, ecologically valid cues, water tank technique, attentional awareness Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Department of Psychology, New York, Harvard Medical School, United Kingdom, Université de Montréal, Florida Atlantic University, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Sigmund Freud, University of Turku, Ann Arbor, Boca Raton, Carlyle Smith, Female Strangers, Mark Solms Academic Department of Neurosurgery, Mehinaku Indians, Minutes Figure, Northern Arizona University, Royal London Hospital, University of Bologna New!
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apex dreaming, dream production system, apex dreams, threat simulation theory, sleep mentation, sleep nientation, sleep saccades, dissociable states, ancestral threats, dunng sleep, threat avoidance skills, mentation recall, dream report length, waking state processes, dreamlike mentation, pedestal technique, threat simulations, simulation dreams, visual dream imagery, threat scripts, typical dream themes, hiring sleep, ecologically valid cues, water tank technique, attentional awareness Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Department of Psychology, New York, Harvard Medical School, United Kingdom, Université de Montréal, Florida Atlantic University, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Sigmund Freud, University of Turku, Ann Arbor, Boca Raton, Carlyle Smith, Female Strangers, Mark Solms Academic Department of Neurosurgery, Mehinaku Indians, Minutes Figure, Northern Arizona University, Royal London Hospital, University of Bologna New!
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- Sleep and Sleep Disorders:: A Neuropsychopharmacological Approach (Neuroscience Intelligence Unit) by Malcolm Lader on page 248, and page 249
- Soul, Psyche, Brain: New Directions in the Study of Religion and Brain-Mind Science by Kelly Bulkeley on page 240
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