The Twenty-four Hour Mind: The Role of Sleep and Dreaming in Our Emotional Lives 1st Edition

by Rosalind Cartwright (Author)

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In January of 1997, an otherwise nonviolent man under great stress at work brutally murdered his wife in their backyard. He then went back to bed, awakening only when police entered his home. He claimed to have no memory of the event because, while his body was awake at the time, his mind was not. He had been sleepwalking.

In The Twenty-four Hour Mind, sleep scientist Rosalind Cartwright brings together decades of research into the bizarre sleep disorders known as parasomnias to propose a new theory of how the human mind works consistently throughout waking and sleeping hours. Thanks to increasingly sophisticated EEG and brain imaging technologies, we now know that our minds do not simply "turn off" during sleep. Rather, they continue to be active, and research has indicated that one of the primary purposes of sleep is to aid in regulating emotions and processing experiences that occur during preceding waking hours. As such, when sleep is neurologically or genetically impaired or just too short, the processes that good sleep facilitates--those that usually have a positive effect on our mood and performance--can short circuit, with negative results that occasionally reach tragic proportions. Examining the interactions between conscious and unconscious forms of thinking as they proceed throughout the cycles of sleeping, dreaming, and waking, Cartwright demystifies the inner workings of the human mind that trigger sleep problems, how researchers are working to control them, and how they can apply what they learn to further our understanding of the brain. Along the way, she provides a lively account of the history of sleep research and the birth of sleep medicine that will initiate readers into this fascinating field of inquiry and the far-reaching implications it will have on the future of neuroscience. The Twenty-four Hour Mind offers a unique look at a relatively new area of study that will be of interest to those with and without sleep problems, as well as anyone captivated by the mysteries of the brain--and what sleep continues to teach us about the waking mind.

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (June 24, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195386833
ISBN-13: 978-0195386837
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 0.7 x 6.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
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Terrific introduction to a fascinating subject

By P. Stern on July 21, 2015

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An admirably clear and succinct introduction to the fascinating world of sleep and dreams. Cartwright summarizes the state of the field and offers provocative answers to many of the riddles of our sleeping life. I found her treatment of Freud a highlight: she succeeds in linking his ideas -- often wrong-headed but nonetheless rich and not so easily dismissed -- to the world of empirical research. Very much recommended!

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Loved it!

By L. .G. avid reader on January 20, 2014

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A great book- I couldn't put it down. Rosalind Cartwright is a sleep scientist who is able to explain the research in a way that is approachable and also entertaining. There is much about sleepwalking - the people who do it, what they do, and the research that shows what is actually going on. She postulates that the night mind has the task of keeping us on an even emotional keel when awake, and that dreams in particular have at least two functions: integrating the emotional experiences of the day with similar experiences already stored in long-term memory, and using this new information to maintain and modify our self-concept. There is much about the actual cases that she studied, explaining what she saw that lead her to these conclusions
I will use the information and studies I found in this book in my psych classes :)

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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful

but was easy to download and reasonably

By Vicki Stratton on December 15, 2014

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Haven't read it yet, but was easy to download and reasonably priced

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By amazonminds on October 28, 2014

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Very detailed and interesting read about state of mind in various stages of sleep. I bought this book on Amazon in a sale. I would say it paid for every penny and much more. Cartwright is a wonderful writer.

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9 of 14 people found the following review helpful

Sleep research memoirs

By Macaccus Rhesus on November 1, 2012

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This book is somewhat informative going over the evolution of sleep research since the 1960' in a very personal style peppered with insider's anecdotes and bragging. Probably all the information could be condensed in 50 easy to read pages and it is available in many other sources.

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Everyone seems to love this book!

By Kenneth J. Luurs on August 25, 2011

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I picked this book up because I've read some of the author's previous work and found her work both enlightening and very well written. Well, for that reason and the fact that everyone who has read the book has given it 5 stars. Add mine to the list. Having read this book, I once again am amazed at both how much I learned and how much I enjoyed the journey of learning. Her writing is captivating. Dr. Cartwright shares not only research but her personal experience as well. I was particularly fascinated by how she works to interpret dreams. That was worth the price of admission for me, but that's just a small part of the book. The more we about sleep, the more we understand its importance for both our physical and mental health. Even as someone who has had a long interest in sleep, this was a great read.

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great read

By Gervase Gallant on March 24, 2015

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I sleep so much better knowing what's going on...

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What is not started today...is finished tonight?

By Adam Gerace on September 12, 2013

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I have taken a liberty above with van Goethe's words, "What is not started today is never finished tomorrow," to start a review of Rosalind Dymond Cartwright's book on the functions of sleep and dreaming in sorting through the emotional work that we may have not started in waking time.

I first came to Professor Cartwright's research through what I consider to be the mid-century (1940s-50s) pioneering work on empathy. In "The Twenty-Four Hour Mind" there is a connection with empathy through her discussion of processes that may not operate within full awareness but influence our other thoughts, feelings, and - noticeably in our interactions with the world and others - behaviours. As a research psychologist who does not conduct work into sleep and dreaming, but into past experience and empathy, I found this to be both useful to my work but also a wonderful journey through the psychological history and contemporary work of those in the field of sleep research.

In the book, Professor Cartwright sets out her model for the 24-hour mind and how dreaming has a vital function in our daily living. Continuity between our waking and sleeping mental activities is key to her theory, as is the interdependency of these two states. Professor Cartwright draws on her decades of research into REM sleep (the stage of sleep where dreaming occurs) to elucidate her concept of dreaming as down-regulating negative emotions that we have experienced during the day, as well as modifying our self conceptions (schemas) so that we can function better in our daily lives. As she acknowledges, her focus is on when sleep goes wrong in order to tell us more about what it is that it does when it works "right.Read more ›

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Four Stars

Feels like a dissertation or research rewrite. Good ideas, interesting anecdotes. Lacking a level beyond CBT. Good, not great.

Published 4 months ago by Elaine Clark

even without being easily measured. Thanks again for this wonderful...

This book was incredibly helpful for a current Ph.D Psychology student studying sleep, stress, and memory. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Stephen M

Don't waste your time....

Could not download. A dud, for sure. Don't waste your time, at least until they improve the app.

Published 8 months ago by Judy

Hello

Rosalind Cartwright, Hello. I have not found your mailbox, so will post it here. I am from Russia and established its journal about dreams. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Dolmen

I love it

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Published 15 months ago by Hervé Boukhobza

Good review of lit

good up to date review of sleep research, particularly for the nonscientist. Will not be of much interest to those wanting help with dream analyses.

Published 15 months ago by R. Newsom

Great Read....bringing back the empirical value of dreams

Must read for anyone interesting in the connection between emotions, sleep, and dreaming. I'm looking forward to more work and research from Mrs. Cartwright.

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