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Dreaming: An Introduction to the Science of Sleep (Paperback)

by J.Allan Hobson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 184 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press; illustrated edition edition (23 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192804820
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192804822
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"A cool outline of modern knowledge about dreams...and an explanation of what is really happening in our brains when we dream.... Throughout he uses his own dreams, recorded over many years, as examples while showing how the science of sleep has evolved over the past 50 years. Along the way, Freud takes a battering."--New Scientist


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What is dreaming? What causes dreaming? Why are dreams so strange and why are they so hard to remember? Modern science has given us a new and increasingly clear and complete picture of how dreaming is created by the brain. This picture is important not only for understanding dreaming itself, but also for a science of consciousness and of mental health and illness. This book focuses on dreaming to introduce the reader to sleep laboratory science and to the cellular and molecular mechanisms of sleep. It shows how the new science of dreaming affects theories in psychoanalysis, and how it helps to understand the basis of mental illness.

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5.0 out of 5 stars comprehensive and interesting, 10 Aug 2004
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At last I found the kind of book about dreams I was looking for! I wanted a scientific explanation of dreaming; why for instance it is dificult to remember dreams, or why everything feels so enriched with meaning. Too many books I had previously read relied on Freud's or Jung's ideas, lacking any contempory knowledge of the mind. This does not.

It is written by someone who is passionate about dreaming and who believes it carries meaning - something which many scientists disregard - and it also covers lucid dreaming (though only briefly). I liked how he broke dreaming down into several factors such as bizarreness and emotional intensity, explained why these occur, and how these could be benificial.

However, Hobson (the author) does not believe in content analysis (a psychoanalytic dream analysis for instance) and believes that the emotion attached to the dream is far more important. Hobson does not dispute symbolism in dreams, but does not believe the narratives are so complex they need to be interpreted by some trianed proffessional.

I personally believe you do occassionaly need the help of someone else, and that dreams are not always as transient as Hobson tends to suggest. As someone who has a passionate interest in my own dreams, however, I did not find the science of the book to contradict with my own experience - quite the opposite. The book covers so much that I do not have room to write about it all here, but what I will say is that unless you are looking for black and white answers in the form those pointless 'dream dictionaries,' you could do much worse then this book.

I would also suggest 'the right way to interpret dreams' by Dr scott, as some things covered in this are not covered by Hobson.

Regarding symbolism: Pierre Daco is good, though it is more tradional in it's approach to the mind. It has however made me particularly aware of my own dream symbols.

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2.0 out of 5 stars a typical scientist, 25 April 2004
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This book was not what i expected. Although thoroughly informative aboutsleep and the brain patterns that are recorded during sleep, the authortotally disregards the content of dreams and denies that they have anydeep significance.There are some interesting points like 'do blind peoplesee in their dreams?','do men and women dream differently?', among othersbut i still found myself dissappointed as it did nothing to quench mythirst for this subject. It is no wonder that some people are narrowmindedand some theorists regarded as nutters, when scientists, such as theauthor of this book, don't look into things just because its easier notto.
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