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Sleep and Dreaming: Scientific Advances and Reconsiderations

By Edward F. Pace-Schott , Mark Solms , Mark Blagrove , Stevan Harnad

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
9780521810449, 0521810442, 1397805210086
LCC
QP426 .S63 2003
Open Library ID
OL17908383M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6709671 bytes)
Pages
375\375
Topic
Biology
Library
duansci.com
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

Theories on why we dream are varied and many. There are credible scientists who say dreams have no functional purpose, but rather are byproducts of unrelated processes that occur during sleep, such as memory consolidation. Meanwhile, there are equally credible scientists who assert that dreams perform important functions that restructure the mind, helping us navigate our waking lives. A problem with most scientific books on dreaming is that they argue for one of these two extremes, resulting in a lop-sided argument. "Sleep and Dreaming" takes a much different approach. It presents five very approachable papers (e.g., you don't need to be a scientist to understand them) that cover the gamut in current scientific dream research. It then solicits opinions from the best minds in the field on the ideas presented. The end result is a comprehensive cross-section of the scientific community's understanding and thoughts on this important topic.

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