Sleep and dreaming : origins, nature and functions /

Sleep and dreaming are manifestations in higher organisms of a fundamental 'circadian rhythm' of inactivity-activity. During the past thirty years, research has provided a great deal of new information about the phenomenom and phenomenology of sleep, and the relationship between sleep and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cohen, David B., 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, Eng. ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1979.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:International series in experimental psychology ; v. 23.
Temas:
Sleep > Physiological aspects.
Dreams.
Rapid eye movement sleep.
Dreams > Physiological aspects.
Dreams
Sleep > physiology
Sleep Stages
Sleep, REM
R�eves > Aspect physiologique.
Sommeil > Aspect physiologique.
R�eves.
Sommeil paradoxal.
dreams.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Rapid eye movement sleep
Dreams > Physiological aspects
Sleep > Physiological aspects
Traum
Schlaf
Physiologie
Psychologie
Schlafforschung
Physiologische Psychologie
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Sleep and Dreaming: Origins, Nature and Functions; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part A: Psychobiological Characteristics of REM Sleep and Dreaming; CHAPTER 1. PHYSIOLOGICAL NATURE OF REM SLEEP; 1. Electrophysiological Aspects of REM and NREM Sleep; 2. Neurophysiological Mechanisms of REM and NREM Sleep; CHAPTER2. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF REM SLEEP; 1. Ontogenetic Aspects of REM Sleep; 2. Phylogeny and Evolutionary Significance of REM Sleep; CHAPTER3. INFORMATION PROCESSING DURING REM SLEEP; 1. Capacity to Respond to Information.
  • 2. Effects of REM Deprivation on PerformanceCHAPTER4. MOTIVATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF REM SLEEP; 1. Motivational Aspects of REM Sleep; 2. Individual Differences in the Motive for REM Sleep; CHAPTER5. THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS; 1. NREM vs. REM Function(s); 2. REM Theory and Individual Differences; Part B: Psychological Approaches to Dream Content; CHAPTER6. DETERMINANTS OF DREAM RECALL; 1. The Repression Hypothesis; 2. Alternative Hypotheses: Salience and Interference; CHAPTER7. PHYSIOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF REM DREAMING; 1. Psychophysiological Correlates of REM.
  • 2. The Temporal Factor in REM Dream ContentCHAPTER8. PRESLEEP DETERMINANTS OF DREAM CONTENT; 1. Methodological and Theoretical Considerations; 2. Some Empirical Findings; CHAPTER9. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN DREAM CONTENT; 1. Individual Differences; 2. Personality-Situation Interaction Effects; CHAPTER10. DREAMING AS A DETERMINANT OF ADAPTATION; 1. Anecdotal Evidence; 2. Empirical Evidence; References; Name Index; Subject Index.

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