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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Dream Reports"”.
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The narrative of dream reports
Two questions are addressed: 1) whether a dream is meaningful as a whole, or whether the scenes are separate and unconnected, and 2) whether dream images are an epiphenomenon of a functional physiologicaL process of REM sleep, or whether they are akin to waking thought. Theories of REM sleep as a …
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The role of the amygdala in dreaming
… strongly implicated the basolateral amygdala in dreaming (e.g. Maquet et al., 1996). Various neuropsychological dream theorists (Domhoff, 2001; Hobson, Pace-Schott & Stickgold, 2000; Revonsuo, 2000) propose central roles for the amygdala in dreaming (particularly in the generation of dream …
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Immature recall ability in dream reporting with children aged 3-5
The content of dreams of children aged between three and five years old has been the topic of ongoing debate in past dream research. The bulk of this research was conducted by Foulkes (1982, 1999), who concluded that children of this age group experience impoverished dreams with little emotional …
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Cultural memory and imagination: dreams and dreaming in the Roman Empire 31 BC – AD 200
… it to an exploration of conceptualisations of dreams and dreaming in the early Roman Empire (31 BC – AD 200). Background information on dreams in different cultures, especially those closest to Rome (the ancient Near East, Egypt and Greece) is provided, and dream reports in Greco-Roman …
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EXPLORING DREAMING CONSCIOUSNESS FROM AN ENACTIVIST PERSPECTIVE
… thesis discusses an enactivist interpretation of dreaming consciousness and compares it with the behaviorist and functionalist interpretations of dreams. The major argument is: enactivism can answer the challenge from dreams and propose a more advantageous account of dreaming experiences than …
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Manifest dream content, sex role orientation archetypes and the menstrual cycle : an experimental investigation
Previous research has found that dream content may vary as a function of the menstrual cycle. Parameters which have been found to fluctuate with the menstru.al cycle include sexual and aggressive content of dreams, dream unpleasantness, the frequency of dream recall and maternal and heterosexual …
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Changes in dream frequency, vividness and intensity in subjects taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Various sources of evidence suggest that dream frequency, intensity and vividness are increased with the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRJ's) commonly prescribed for depression and anxiety. In this study the effects ofSSRI use on dream frequency, intensity and vividness in …
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Incubating dreams : awakening creativity
… on the question of whether interfacing with dreams can help us explore and augment the creative potential of our minds. The dreaming experience at sleep onset, called hypnagogia, is the main focus of this thesis: these first minutes of sleep provide ideal conditions for incubating specific …
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Individual differences in visual memory, imagery style and media experience and their effect on the visual qualities of dreams
… cognitive factors that might influence reported dream colour. This question was prompted by the existence of a period of time in the early 20th century when the majority of people reported having greyscale dreams, and coloured dreaming was treated as an anomaly. On the level of individual …
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The Role of Dreaming in Affect Regulation
… and often do not consider the contribution of dreaming mentation to affect regulatory processes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether dreaming regulates affect by examining the change in affect within dreams and between dreams elicited during different timepoints in the night. The …