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When brains dream : exploring the science and mystery of sleep / Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold.

Zadra, Antonio, (author.). Stickgold, R. (Robert), (author.).

Summary:

"A comprehensive exploration of what dreams are, where they come from, what they mean, and why we have them. Questions on the origins and meaning of dreams are as old as humankind, and persist to this day to excite and confound us. When Brains Dream addresses the core questions about dreams while illuminating the most up-to-date science in the field. Written by two world-renowned sleep and dream researchers, it debunks many myths about dreams while acknowledging the mysteries that continue to surround both the science and experience of dreaming. What's more, by bringing together state-of-the-art neuroscientific ideas and findings, Zadra and Stickgold propose a new and innovative model of dream function called NEXTUP-"Network Exploration to Understand Possibilities." By detailing this model's workings, they help readers understand key features of several types of dreams-from prophetic dreams to nightmares and lucid dreams-and explain everything from how dreams can facilitate creativity to why they can be a source of personal insight"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781324002833
ISBN: 1324002832
Physical Description: xi, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-301) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Thinking about dreams -- Grasping at dreams: early explorers of the dream world -- Freud discovered the secret of dreams: or so he thought -- The birth of a new science of dreaming: opening windows onto the sleeping mind -- Sleep: just a cure for sleepiness? -- Do dogs dream? -- Why we dream -- NEXTUP -- The mischievous content of dreams -- What do we dream about? And why? -- Dreams and inner creativity -- Working with dreams: ideas, methods, and caveats -- Things that go bump in the night: PTSD, nightmares, and other dream-related disorders -- Conscious mind, sleeping brain: the art and science of lucid dreaming -- Telepathic and precognitive dreams: or why you may have already dreamt of this chapter -- What we know, what we don't know: what we might never know, and why it all matters -- Appendix: NEXTUP: a model of how and why we dream.