The neurocognitive theory of dreaming the where, how, when, what, and why of dreams
"An up-to-date synthesis of the neurocognitive theory of dreaming as presented by its founder"--
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
The MIT Press
2022.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | The MIT Press
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009701153506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: Establishing a Context, Providing an Overview
- 1. Definitions, Distinctions, and Limitations
- Introduction
- Mental Activity during Waking and during the Night
- What Is Dreaming? A Neurocognitive Definition
- 2. Neural Substrates, Embodied Simulation, and Cognitive Insufficiencies
- The Network Organization of the Human Brain
- The Neural Substrate That Supports Dreaming
- Lesion and Electrical Brain Stimulation Studies Support the Neuroimaging Findings
- Dreaming during Sleep Onset, NREM 2 Sleep, and Drifting Waking Thought
- Atypical States of Waking Consciousness and Dreaming
- The "How" of Dreams: Dreaming as a Form of Embodied Simulation
- The Importance of Cognitive Factors in Dream Recall
- Cognitive Insufficiencies in Dreaming
- Under What Conditions Does Dreaming Occur?
- Conclusions and Implications
- 3. Dream Content as Revealed by Quantitative Content Analysis
- Methodological and Statistical Issues in the Study of Dream Content
- Five Categories of Embodied Simulations in Dreams
- Age, Cross-National, and Cross-Cultural Differences in Dream Reports
- The Familiar and the Unfamiliar in Dream Reports
- Cognition and Cognitive Appraisals in Dreams
- The Continuity between Dreaming and Waking Thought
- Conclusions and Implications
- 4. Findings on Dream Content in Individual Dream Series
- Safeguards, Methodological Strategies, and Statistical Rationales
- Consistency in Two Very Different Dream Series
- Consistency and Continuity in Three Unusual Dream Series of Varying Lengths
- Character Networks in Dream Series Are Small-World Networks
- Dream Reports from 2020 Relating to COVID-19
- Conclusions and Implications
- 5. The Search for Symbolism in Dreams
- Experimental Studies of Symbolic Elements in Dreams.
- Systematic Empirical Studies of Symbolism Based on Content Analysis
- Studies of Unusual Elements in Lengthy Dream Series
- Cognitive Linguistics, Figurative Thinking, and Dreams
- Neuroimaging Studies of Waking Metaphoric Thinking
- Conclusions and Implications
- 6. The Development of Dreaming in Children
- The Maturation of the Default Network
- Dreaming Is a Gradual Cognitive Achievement
- Conclusions and Implications
- 7. The Dream Reports of Preadolescents and Adolescents
- Lab and Nonlab Findings in the Zurich Longitudinal Study
- A Dream-Diary Study of Preadolescents and Adolescents
- MRD Findings with Children and Adolescents
- Consistency and Continuity in Four Dream Series
- Conclusions and Implications
- 8. The Occurrence of Emotions in Dreams
- Quantitative Content Analyses of Emotions in Dream Reports
- Studies of Emotions Using Rating Scales
- A Comparison of Coding Systems and Rating Systems for Emotions
- The Frequency of Emotions in Adult Dream Series
- Emotions in Dream Reports from Children and Adolescents
- The Steps Leading to a Neurocognitive Theory of Emotions in Dream Reports
- Conclusions and Implications
- 9. An Assessment of Two Comprehensive Traditional Dream Theories
- Freudian Dream Theory
- The Activation-Synthesis Theory of Dreaming
- Conclusions and Implications
- 10. Dreaming, Adaptive Functions, and Cultural Uses
- The Problem-Solving Theory of Dream Function
- Emotions-Related Theories of the Adaptive Function of Dreaming
- Mastery and Rehearsal Theories of Dream Function
- Dreaming as a Culturally and Individually Useful By-Product
- Conclusions and Implications
- 11. The Neurocognitive Theory Compared to Other Dream Theories
- Meaning, Lawfulness, and Adaptive Function
- Looking toward the Future
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index.
