The Neurocognitive Theory of Dreaming: The Where, How, When, What, and Why of Dreams

By

G. William Domhoff

G. William Domhoff is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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9780262370882

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Publication date:

2022

Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction: Establishing a Context, Providing an Overview
1. Definitions, Distinctions, and Limitations
2. Neural Substrates, Embodied Simulation, and Cognitive Insufficiencies
3. Dream Content as Revealed by Quantitative Content Analysis
4. Findings on Dream Content in Individual Dream Series
5. The Search for Symbolism in Dreams
6. The Development of Dreaming in Children
7. The Dream Reports of Preadolescents and Adolescents
8. The Occurrence of Emotions in Dreams
9. An Assessment of Two Comprehensive Traditional Dream Theories
10. Dreaming, Adaptive Functions, and Cultural Uses
11. The Neurocognitive Theory Compared to Other Dream Theories
1. Meaning, Lawfulness, and Adaptive Function
2. Looking toward the Future
Acknowledgments
References
Index

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