The New Science of Dreaming
Praeger Publishers Inc
978-0-275-99045-9 (ISBN)
Although it has been described since ancient times, dreaming remains a somewhat mysterious mental process, and scientists around the world continue to study its mechanisms and meanings. In this unique set of books, experts in the field from around the globe gather to show the newest and most exciting research and findings related to the biology and psychology of dreaming. New studies of dream content, for example, show that across age groups, cultures and clinical groups, dreams have recurring themes. New brain imaging techniques show us specific brain regions involved in dreaming. Other research featured here describes the biology or psychology of realistic and bizarre dreams, of symbolic images in dreams, and of how differences in gender and personality affect dreams and dreaming. The newest and most extensive source of information on dreaming in existence, this set gives readers insights into how this new science could lead to innovations in the medical, social, technical, and biotech fields.
Dozens of contributors—some top experts in their fields known internationally—show us how brain functions affect and are affected by dreaming and why these new findings should be important to all of us. Volume I spotlights the biology of sleep and dreaming. Volume II focuses on dream content and its many facets. In Volume III, the many theoretical accounts of dreams are presented.
Deirdre Barrett is Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. She is Past President of the Association for the Study of Dreams and author of three books on dreams. Dr. Barrett is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Dreaming and President of the American Psychological Association's Division 30, The Society for Psychological Hypnosis. Her commentary on dreams has been featured on Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN, The Discovery Channel, and Voice of America. She has been interviewed for articles on dreams by the Washington Post, the New York Times, Life, TIME, and Newsweek. Patrick McNamara is Director of the Evolutionary Neurobehavior Laboratory in the Department of Neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine and the VA New England Healthcare System. A graduate of the Behavioral Neuroscience Program at Boston University, he trained at the Aphasia Research Center at the Boston VA Medical Center. Dr. McNamara is also Editor of Where God and Science Meet: How Brain and Evolutionary Studies Alter Our Understanding of Religion, 3 volumes (Praeger, 2006) and An Evolutionary Psychology of Sleep and Dreams (Praeger, 2004).
Volume I: The Biology of Dreaming
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Neurobiological History of Dreaming
Chapter 2: Phylogeny of Sleep and Dreams
Chapter 3: Current Understanding of Cellular Models of REM Expression
Chapter 4: Drugs and Dreams
Chapter 5: Neuroimaging of REM Sleep and Dreaming
Chapter 6: The Frontal Lobes and Dreaming
Chapter 7: Dream Production: A Neural Network Attractor, Dual Rhythm Regional Cortical Activation, Homeostatic Model
Chapter 8: REM-Related Dreams in REM Behavior Disorder
Chapter 9: Theory of Mind in REM and NREM Dreams
Chapter 10: Dreams and Dreaming in Disorders of Sleep
Chapter 11: Metacognition, Recognition and Reflection while Dreaming
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
Volume II: Content, Recall, and Personality Correlates of Dreams
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Realistic Simulation and Bizarreness in Dream Content: Past Findings and Suggestions for Future Research
Chapter 2: Gender Differences in Dreaming
Chapter 3: Dreaming as Non-Executive Orienting: A Conceptual Framework for Consciousness during Sleep
Chapter 4: Dream Recall: Models and Empirical Data
Chapter 5: Dreaming and Personality
Chapter 6: Dreams and Psychotherapy
Chapter 7: Nightmares and Suicidality
Chapter 8: Trauma and Dreaming: Trauma Impact on Dream Recall, Content and Patterns, and the Mental Health Function of Dreams
Chapter 9: Nightmares, Dreaming and Emotion Regulation: A Review
Chapter 10: Anomalous Experiences and Dreams
Chapter 11: Lucid Dreaming
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
Volume III: Cultural and theoretical perspectives on Dreaming
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Dreaming, Language, Literature
Chapter 2: Dreams and Ethnography
Chapter 3: Sacred Sleep: Scientific Contributions to the Study of Religiously Significant Dreaming
Chapter 4: Evolutionary Psychological Approaches to Dream Content
Chapter 5: Costly Signaling Theory of Dream Recall and Dream Sharing
Chapter 6: An Evolutionary Theory of Dreams and Problem-Solving
Chapter 7: Symbolic Images in Dreams and Daydreams
Chapter 8: The Nature and Functions of Dreaming
Chapter 9: The Philosophy of Dreaming and Self-Consciousness: What Happens to the Experiential Subject during the Dream State?
Chapter 10: Evolution and the Interpretation of (REM Sleep) Dreams
Chapter 11: Social Networks of Characters in Dreams
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.6.2007 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 1928 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-275-99045-1 / 0275990451 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-275-99045-9 / 9780275990459 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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