Dreams, Sleep, and Consciousness

Dreams, Sleep, and Consciousness presents the first scientifically based explanation of how dreams, sleep, and consciousness interconnect since the beginning of the neuroimaging era. The book features two innovative theoretical frameworks. The book also provides crucial insights on dream research, cognitive neuroscience, or sleep medicine.

G. William Domhoff is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Professor Domhoff has written five books on dreams: The Mystique of Dreams (1985), Finding Meaning in Dreams (1996), The Scientific Study of Dreams (2003), The Emergence of Dreaming (2018), and The Neurocognitive Theory of Dreaming (2022).

1 An Introduction to the Three Theories Utilized in This Book 2 The Unique Neurocognitive Network That Makes Dreaming Possible 3 Findings on Dream Content in Light of the Neurocognitive Theory of Dreaming 4 Further Insights about Dream Content Based on Studies of Individual Dream Series 5 Dreaming during the Sleep- Onset Process 6 The Adaptive Inactivity Theory of Sleep 7 Brain Temperatures, Activation Patterns, and Dreaming 8 The Awakening Brain: From Dreaming to Consciousness 9 Dreaming and Waking Consciousness 10 Retrospect and Prospects Appendix A: Methodological Issues in Assessing the Frequency of Emotions in Dream Reports, References.