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Sleep and dreaming : origins, nature and functions /

Sleep and dreaming are manifestations in higher organisms of a fundamental 'circadian rhythm' of inactivity-activity. During the past thirty years, research has provided a great deal of new information about the phenomenom and phenomenology of sleep, and the relationship between sleep and...

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Main Authors: Cohen, David B., 1941
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Pergamon Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford, Eng. ; New York :
Publication Dates: 1979.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Series: International series in experimental psychology ; v. 23
Subjects:
Sleep > Physiological aspects
Dreams
Sleep > physiology
Sleep Stages
Sleep, REM
Re ves > Aspect physiologique
Sommeil > Aspect physiologique
MEDICAL > Physiology
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology
Traum
Schlaf
Physiologie
Psychologie
Schlafforschung
Physiologische Psychologie
Electronic books
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080274003
Summary: Sleep and dreaming are manifestations in higher organisms of a fundamental 'circadian rhythm' of inactivity-activity. During the past thirty years, research has provided a great deal of new information about the phenomenom and phenomenology of sleep, and the relationship between sleep and wakefulness. This book aims to describe, organise and interpret some of this new knowledge in order to stimulate a greater appreciation of the role of sleep and dreaming in human adaptation. The study of sleep and dreaming provides a very special perspective on human functioning. It stands in direct contras
Item Description: Includes indexes.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xii, 315 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-300).
ISBN: 9781483293547
1483293548
Index Number: QP425
CLC: R338.63
Contents: Front Cover; Sleep and Dreaming: Origins, Nature and Functions; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part A: Psychobiological Characteristics of REM Sleep and Dreaming; CHAPTER 1. PHYSIOLOGICAL NATURE OF REM SLEEP; 1. Electrophysiological Aspects of REM and NREM Sleep; 2. Neurophysiological Mechanisms of REM and NREM Sleep; CHAPTER2. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF REM SLEEP; 1. Ontogenetic Aspects of REM Sleep; 2. Phylogeny and Evolutionary Significance of REM Sleep; CHAPTER3. INFORMATION PROCESSING DURING REM SLEEP; 1. Capacity to Respond to Information.
2. Effects of REM Deprivation on PerformanceCHAPTER4. MOTIVATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF REM SLEEP; 1. Motivational Aspects of REM Sleep; 2. Individual Differences in the Motive for REM Sleep; CHAPTER5. THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS; 1. NREM vs. REM Function(s); 2. REM Theory and Individual Differences; Part B: Psychological Approaches to Dream Content; CHAPTER6. DETERMINANTS OF DREAM RECALL; 1. The Repression Hypothesis; 2. Alternative Hypotheses: Salience and Interference; CHAPTER7. PHYSIOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF REM DREAMING; 1. Psychophysiological Correlates of REM.
2. The Temporal Factor in REM Dream ContentCHAPTER8. PRESLEEP DETERMINANTS OF DREAM CONTENT; 1. Methodological and Theoretical Considerations; 2. Some Empirical Findings; CHAPTER9. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN DREAM CONTENT; 1. Individual Differences; 2. Personality-Situation Interaction Effects; CHAPTER10. DREAMING AS A DETERMINANT OF ADAPTATION; 1. Anecdotal Evidence; 2. Empirical Evidence; References; Name Index; Subject Index.

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