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Dreaming : a very short introduction /

What is dreaming and what causes it? Why are dreams so strange and often hard to remember? Modern science has given us a new and increasingly clear picture of how dreaming is created by the brain. This book introduces sleep laboratory science, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of sleep, and expl...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Hobson, J. Allan, 1933-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Collection:Very short introductions.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Contents; Acknowledgements; List of figures; Introduction; 1 What is dreaming?; 2 Why did the analysis of dream content fail to become a science?; 3 How is the brain activated in sleep?; 4 Cells and molecules of the dreaming brain; 5 Why dream? The functions of brain activation in sleep; 6 Disorders of dreaming; 7 Dreaming as delirium: sleep and mental illness; 8 The new neuropsychology of dreaming; 9 Dreaming, learning, and memory; 10 Dream consciousness; 11 The interpretation of dreams; Conclusion; Index.