Dreaming : a very short introduction

Hobson, J. Allan 1933- (Author). Hobson, J. Allan 1933- Dreaming : an introduction to the science of sleep. (Added Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0192802151
ISBN: 9780192802156
Physical Description: print
153 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Originally published as: Dreaming : an introduction to the science of sleep, 2002.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.