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Title:
Dreaming : a very short introduction / J. Allan Hobson.
Author:
Hobson, J. Allan, 1933-

Hobson, J. Allan, 1933- Dreaming : an introduction to the science of sleep.
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Publication Information:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Call Number:
QP426 .H624 2005
Abstract:
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.
ISBN:
9780192802156
Series:
Very short introductions ; 127

Very short introductions ; 127.
Physical Description:
153 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
General Note:
Originally published as: Dreaming : an introduction to the science of sleep, 2002.

Includes index.
Contents:
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.
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