The Scientific Study of Dreams: Neural Networks, Cognitive Development, and Content Analysis
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The Scientific Study of Dreams presents a new neurocognitive model of dreams that draws from empirical research to explain better the process of dreaming and the nature of dream content. Until now, dream studies have been limited in their usefulness, but recent advances in neuroscience, dream content analysis, cognitive linguistics, statistics, and computer software have made it possible to revitalize this area of research with the use of scientific methods.
Domhoff's neurocognitive model helps explain the neural and cognitive bases for dreaming. He discusses how dreams express conceptions and concerns, and how they are consistent over years and decades. He also shows that there may be limits to understanding the meaning of dreams as there are many aspects of dream content that cannot be related to waking cognition or personal concerns. In addition, the book includes a detailed explanation of the methods needed to test the new model as well as a case study of a comprehensive dream journal. Particularly valuable is a discussion of a new system of content analysis that can be used for highly sophisticated studies of dream content. In this provocative book, Domhoff sets forth a convincing argument that will encourage a resurgence in dream research among both new and established cognitive psychologists and neuropsychologists.
Acknowledgments
Introduction. The Neurocognitive Approach to Dreams
- Toward a Neurocognitive Model of Dreams
- Methodological Issues in the Study of Dream Content
- The Hall–Van de Castle System
- A New Resource for Content Analysis
- New Ways to Study Meaning in Dreams
- A Critique of Traditional Dream Theories
References
Index
About the Author
Domhoff set out to construct a neurocognitive model of dreams using empirical research. His aim to create a truly scientific study of this complex topic is evident in his highly structured and well-researched text…Summing up: Highly recommended.
—CHOICE Magazine
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