Dreams and Dreaming
Academic Press
Published on 19. November 2010
372 pages
978-0-12-381323-7 (ISBN)
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With recent advances of modern medicine more people reach the 'elderly age' around the globe and the number of dementia cases are ever increasing. This book is about various aspects of dementia and provides its readers with a wide range of thought-provoking sub-topics in the field of dementia. The ultimate goal of this monograph is to stimulate other physicians' and neuroscientists' interest to carry out more research projects into pathogenesis of this devastating group of diseases.
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Content
- Cover
- International Review of Neurobiology
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- The Development of the Science of Dreaming
- I. Results
- II. Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Dreaming as Inspiration: Evidence from Religion, Philosophy,Literature, and Film
- I. Introduction
- II. Quality of Evidence
- III. Religion
- IV. Philosophy
- V. Literature
- VI. Film
- VII. Conclusion
- References
- Developmental Perspective: Dreaming Across the Lifespanand What This Tells Us
- I. Introduction
- II. Background and Clinical Perspective
- III. Sleep and Speculations about Dreaming in Infancy
- IV. Sleep and Dreaming in Childhoo
- V. Sleep and Dreaming in Adolescence
- VI. Sleep and Dreaming in Adulthood
- VII. Sleep and Dreaming in Older Adulthood
- VIII. Conclusion
- References
- REM and NREM Sleep Mentation
- I. Introduction
- II. Dreams in REM and NREM Sleep
- III. Neurobiologic Correlates of REM and NREM Sleep That AreConsistent with REM and NREM Sleep Processing Specializations
- IV. Specializations in Emotional Processing
- V. REM-NREM Interactions in Processing of Memories across a SingleNight
- VI. Which (If Any) Elements of REM or NREM Sleep Dream Content AreCorrelated with Daytime Mood and Behavioral Variables?
- VII. Summary
- VIII. Significance
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Neuroimaging of Dreaming: State of the Art and Limitations
- I. Introduction
- II. Necessity of and Difficulties in the Assessment of Dream Reports
- III. Basic Assumptions
- IV. Current Data
- V. Conclusions
- References
- Memory Consolidation, The Diurnal Rhythm of Cortisol, andThe Nature of Dreams: A New Hypothesis
- I. Memory Consolidation, the Diurnal Rhythm of Cortisol, and theFormal Features of Dreaming: A New Hypothesis
- II. Sleep and Memory: The Case for Consolidation
- III. Cortisol's Impact on Memory During Wakefulness
- IV. A Clinical View of Memory Under Stress
- V. Tying It All Together: Toward a New Hypothesis of Dreaming
- VI. The Emotional Nature of Dreams
- VII. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Characteristics and Contents of Dreams
- I. Introduction
- II. Definitions and Methodological Issues
- III. Dream Content Analysis
- IV. Phenomenology of Dreams
- V. Factors Influencing Dream Content
- VI. The "Continuity Hypothesis" of Dreaming
- VII. Dreams and Psychopathology
- VIII. Dreams and Sleep Disorders
- IX. Effect of Dreams on Waking Life
- X. Conclusion and Future Directions
- References
- Trait and Neurobiological Correlates of Individual Differencesin Dream Recall and Dream Content
- I. Individual Differences in DRF
- II. Individual Differences in Dream Content
- III. Neurobiology of Individual Difference Variables Relevant to Dreaming
- IV. Conclusions
- References
- Consciousness in Dreams
- I. Introduction
- II. How Does Dream Consciousness Come About?
- III. What Characterizes Dream Consciousness?
- IV. Characteristics of Dreams
- V. Dream Consciousness and the Dream Body
- VI. How Do Dream Consciousness and Lucidity Differ from WakeConsciousness?
- VII. What We Can Learn from Dream Consciousness
- References
- The Underlying Emotion and the Dream: RelatingDream Imagery to the Dreamer's UnderlyingEmotion can Help Elucidate the Nature of Dreaming
- I. Emotion and Dreaming: Introduction
- II. Dreams and Emotional Arousal: Starting with Trauma and Stress
- III. The Contemporary Theory of Dreaming
- IV. The Clinical Literature versus the Research Literature on Dreams:A Hierarchy of Emotional Intensity
- References
- Dreaming, Handedness, and Sleep Architecture: InterhemisphericMechanisms
- I. Hand Preference: Definition, Measurement, and Neurophysiology
- II. Handedness and Sleep
- III. Summary
- References
- To What Extent Do Neurobiological Sleep-Waking ProcessesSupport Psychoanalysis?
- I. Introduction
- II. Result
- III. What Happens during Sleep
- IV. Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- The Use of Dreams in Modern Psychotherapy
- I. Theories of Dream Work
- II. Empirical Research on the Demographics of Dream Work inPsychotherapy
- III. Empirical Research on Models of Dream Work
- IV. Empirical Research in Other Areas Related to Dreams andPsychotherapy
- V. Future Directions
- References
- Index
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