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Sleep and Dreaming: Scientific Advances and Reconsiderations
Contributor(s): Pace-Schott, Edward F. (Editor), Solms, Mark (Editor), Blagrove, Mark (Editor)
ISBN: 0521008697     ISBN-13: 9780521008693
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $91.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2003
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Annotation: How and why does the sleeping brain generate dreams? Though the question is old, a paradigm shift is now occurring in the science of sleep and dreaming that is making room for new answers. From brainstem-based models of sleep cycle control, research is moving toward combined brainstem/forebrain models of sleep cognition itself. The book presents five papers by leading scientists at the center of the current firmament, and more than seventy-five commentaries on those papers by nearly all of the other leading authorities in the field. Topics include mechanisms of dreaming and REM sleep, memory consolidation in REM sleep, and an evolutionary hypothesis of the function of dreaming. The papers and commentaries, together with the authors' rejoinders, represent a huge leap forward in our understanding of the sleeping and dreaming brain. The book's multidisciplinary perspective will appeal to students and researchers in neuroscience, cognitive science, and psychology.
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Neuroscience
Dewey: 612.821
LCCN: 2002073556
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 8.34" W x 10.88" (1.84 lbs) 376 pages
 
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From the study of brainstem-based models of sleep cycle control, current research is moving toward combined brainstem/forebrain models of sleep cognition. The book presents five papers by contemporary leading scientists, and more than seventy-five commentaries on those papers by nearly all of the other distinguished authorities in the field. Topics include mechanisms of dreaming and REM sleep, memory consolidation in REM sleep, and an evolutionary hypothesis of the function of dreaming. The papers and commentaries, together with the authors' rejoinders, represent significant advances in the understanding of the sleeping and dreaming brain.