The limits of dream : a scientific exploration of the mind/brain interface /
The Limits of Dream focuses on what we currently know of the human central nervous system (CNS), examining the basic sciences of neurochemisty, neuroanatomy, and CNS electrophysiology as these sciences apply to dream, then reaching beyond basic science to examine the cognitive science of dreaming in...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Author: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Amsterdam ; Boston ; London :
Elsevier/Academic Press,
2008.
|
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; The Limits of Dream: A Scientific Exploration of the Mind/Brain Interface; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Body/Mind; Dreams as Windows; But, Is REM Sleep Dreaming?; The Event Horizon; The Limits of Dream; SECTION 1 Definitions and the Search for Truth; Chapter 2 Mind/Plato's Cave; Descartes; Limits of the Cartesian Perspective; What is Mind?; Chapter 3 A Dream can be Gazpacho; Definitions; SECTION 2 The Biological Substrate of Dream; Chapter 4 The Neuroanatomy of Dreaming; The Neuroanatomy of REMS; The Neuropathology of Dreaming
- The Neuroanatomy of DreamingChapter 5 The Neurochemistry of Dreaming; REMS Neurochemistry; Medications Affecting Sleep; Medications Affecting Dreaming; Primary Neurotransmitters Affecting Sleep and Dreaming; Neurotransmitter Modulating Systems; Dreaming and Nightmares: Neurotransmitter Systems; Agents Affecting Conscious Interaction with the Environment Anesthetics; Agents Affecting Host Defense; The Neurochemistry of Dreams and Nightmares; Chapter 6 The Electrophysiology of Dreaming; The EEG; Functional Roles for CNS Electrical Fields
- Evidence for a Functioning Extracellular Electrical System in the CNSThe Electrophysiology of Dreams; Chapter 7 The Complexity of Dreams: Neural networks and Consciousness; Biological Applications of Neural Net Theories; The Dreams of Neural Networks; Complexity of the Biologic System; The Limits of Dream; SECTION 3 Studying the Cognitive Substrate of Dreaming; Chapter 8 Dreams and Sleep: The Substrate Hypothesis; Dream Recall in Insomnia; Insomnia and Nightmare Recall Frequency; The Association Between Sleep and Mind; Chapter 9 Dreaming and Memory; Memory and Dreams
- Imagery and Intrinsic MemoryDream Recall; Dream content; EveryDay Memory and Mind; Dream Use; Memory and Mind; Chapter 10 The Brain/Computer Interface; Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence; SECTION 4 The Cognitive Process of Dreaming; Chapter 11 Emotions and Dream; Frightening Dreams; Emotions and Dreaming; Emotions and Mind; Emotional Dreaming; Chapter 12 Exploring the Visual interface; Visual Consciousness; The Visual Representation of Space; Imagery; Dream Imagery; Artificial Dream Imagery
- Filmmaking; Visual Components of Dreaming; Chapter 13 Thinking and Dreaming; Thinking in Dreams
- Bizarreness in DreamsAssociative Thought in Dreams; The Neurological Basis of Thought; Thinking and the Mind; SECTION 5 The Cognitive Organization of Dreaming; What we know; The Formal Structure of Dreaming; Chapter 14 Hallucinations and Dreams; Dream-Like Phenomena; Parasomnias and Unusual Dreams; Are Dreams Hallucinations?; Chapter 15 Dreaming and Storytelling; The Narrative Structure of Thought; The Mythic Structure of Story; Dreams in Literature; Dreams in Screenplay; The Limits of Dream Imagery; The Power of the Story; Chapter 16 Film: The Projected Dream; Moving Pictures