The Scientific Study of Dreams: Neural Networks, Cognitive Development, and Content Analysis

The Scientific Study of Dreams: Neural Networks, Cognitive Development, and Content Analysis
ISBN-10
1557989354
ISBN-13
9781557989352
Category
Psychology
Pages
209
Language
English
Published
2003-01
Publisher
Amer Psychological Assn
Author
G. William Domhoff

Description

Domhoff's neurocognitive model helps explain the neural and cognitive bases for dreaming. He discusses how dreams express conceptions and concerns, and how they are consistent over years and decades. He also shows that there may be limits to understanding the meaning of dreams as there are many aspects of dream content that cannot be related to waking cognition or personal concerns. In addition, the book includes a detailed explanation of the methods needed to test the new model as well as a case study of a comprehensive dream journal. Particularly valuable is a discussion of a new system of content analysis that can be used for highly sophisticated studies of dream content. In this provocative book, Domhoff sets forth a convincing argument that will encourage a resurgence in dream research among both new and established cognitive psychologists and neuropsychologists.

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