Dreams and Dreaming (Volume 92) (International Review of Neurobiology, Volume 92)

With recent advances of modern medicine more people reach the 'elderly age' around the globe and the number of dementia cases are ever increasing. This book is about various aspects of dementia and provides its readers with a wide range of thought-provoking sub-topics in the field of dementia. The ultimate goal of this monograph is to stimulate other physicians' and neuroscientists' interest to carry out more research projects into pathogenesis of this devastating group of diseases. Content: Series Editors Page i Editorial Board Page ii Volume Editors Page iii Copyright Page iv Contributors Pages ix-x Preface Page xi Angela Clow, Patrick Mcnamara The Development Of The Science Of Dreaming Pages 1-29 Claude Gottesmann Dreaming as inspiration: evidence from religion, philosophy, literature, and film Pages 31-46 Kelly Bulkeley Developmental Perspective: Dreaming Across The Lifespan and What This Tells US Pages 47-68 Melissa M. Burnham, Christian Conte Rem And Nrem Sleep Mentation Pages 69-86 Patrick McNamara, Patricia Johnson, Deirdre McLaren, Erica Harris, Catherine Beauharnais, Sanford Auerbach Neuroimaging Of Dreaming: State Of The Art And Limitations Pages 87-99 Caroline Kussé, Vincenzo Muto, Laura Mascetti, Luca Matarazzo, Ariane Foret, Anahita Shaffii-Le Bourdiec, Pierre Maquet Memory Consolidation, The Diurnal Rhythm of Cortisol, And The Nature Of Dreams: A New Hypothesis Pages 101-134 Jessica D. Payne Characteristics And Contents Of Dreams Pages 135-154 Michael Schredl Trait And Neurobiological Correlates Of Individual Differences In Dream Recall And Dream Content Pages 155-180 Mark Blagrove, Edward F. Pace-Schott Consciousness In Dreams Pages 181-195 David Kahn, Tzivia Gover The Underlying Emotion and The Dream: Relating Dream Imagery To The Dreamer‘S Underlying Emotion Can Help Elucidate The Nature Of Dreaming Pages 197-214 Ernest Hartmann Dreaming, Handedness, and Sleep Architecture: Interhemispheric Mechanisms Pages 215-232 Stephen D. Christman, Ruth E. Propper To What Extent Do Neurobiological Sleep-Waking Processes Support Psychoanalysis? Pages 233-290 Claude Gottesmann The Use Of Dreams In Modern Psychotherapy Pages 291-317 Clara E. Hill, Sarah Knox Index Pages 319-327 Contents of Recent Volumes Pages 329-360 With the advances of modern medicine more people reach the 'elderly age' around the globe and the number of dementia cases are ever increasing. This book deals with various aspects of dementia and provides its readers with a wide range of thought-provoking sub-topics in the field of dementia.