Introduction: Establishing a Context, Providing an Overview 1
1 Definitions, Distinctions, and Limitations 5
2 Neural Substrates, Embodied Simulation, and Cognitive Insufficiencies 13
3 Dream Content as Revealed by Quantitative Content Analysis 59
4 Findings on Dream Content in Individual Dream Series 97
5 The Search for Symbolism in Dreams 139
6 The Development of Dreaming in Children 163
7 The Dream Reports of Preadolescents and Adolescents 181
8 The Occurence of Emotions in Dreams 207
9 An Assessment of Two Comprehensive Traditional Dream Theories 241
10 Dreaming, Adaptive Functions, and Cultural Uses 263
11 The Neurocognitive Theory Compared to Other Dream Theories 291
Acknowledgments 301
References 303
Index 353
