Bibliograph

Dreaming, a very short introduction, J. Allan Hobson

Type

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Dreaming, a very short introduction, J. Allan Hobson

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dreaming

Oclc number

60416981

Responsibility statement

J. Allan Hobson

Series statement

Very short introductions, 127

Sub title

a very short introduction

Summary

In 'Dreaming' Hobson introduces readers to sleep laboratory science, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of sleep, and explores how the science of dreaming impacts our understanding of psychoanalysis and mental illness

Table Of Contents

What is dreaming? -- Why did the analysis of dream content fail to become a science? -- How is the brain activated in sleep? -- Cells and molecules of the dreaming brain -- Why dream? The functions of brain activation in sleep -- Disorders of dreaming -- Dreaming as delirium : sleep and mental illness -- The new neuropsychology of dreaming -- Dreaming, learning, and memory -- Dream consciousness -- The interpretation of dreams

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