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Dreaming: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions are for anyone wanting a stimulating and accessible way in to a new subject. They are written by experts, and have been published in more than 25 languages worldwide. The series began in 1995, and now represents a wide variety of topics in history, philosophy, religion, science, and the humanities. Over the next few years it will grow to a library of around 200 volumes – a Very Short Introduction to everything from ancient Egypt and Indian philosophy to conceptual art and cosmology. 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Allan Hobson DREAMING A Very Short Introduction 1 3 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford ox2 6dp Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York AucklandCape TownDar es Salaam Hong Kong KarachiKuala Lumpur MadridMelbourneMexico City NairobiNew DelhiShanghaiTaipeiToronto With offices in ArgentinaAustriaBrazilChileCzech Republic FranceGreece GuatemalaHungary ItalyJapanSouth KoreaPolandPortugal Singapore Switzerland Thailand TurkeyUkraineVietnam Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York © J. Allan Hobson 2002 The moral rights of the author have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published in hardback 2002 First published in paperback 2003 First published as a Very Short Introduction 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organizations. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Data available ISBN 0–19–280215–1 1357910864 2 Typeset by RefineCatch Ltd, Bungay, Suffolk Printed in Great Britain by TJ International Ltd., Padstow, Cornwall Contents Acknowledgements ix List of figures xi Introduction xiii 1 What is dreaming? 1 2 Why did the analysis of dream content fail to become a science? 15 3 How is the brain activated in sleep? 32 4 Cells and molecules of the dreaming brain 48 5 Why dream? The functions of brain activation in sleep 64 6 Disorders of dreaming 80 7 Dreaming as delirium: sleep and mental illness 88 8 The new neuropsychology of dreaming 96 9 Dreaming, learning, and memory 108 10 Dream consciousness 120 11 The interpretation of dreams 132 Conclusion 141 Index 145 Acknowledgements The research upon which this book is based was conducted in the author’s laboratory at the Massachusetts Mental Health Centre when it was supported by grants for the NIH, NSF, NIDA, and the John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation. I thank my colleagues for their collaboration and Nicholas Tranquillo for help with the manuscript.
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