{"product_id":"the-emergence-of-dreaming-mind-wandering-embodied-simulation-and-the-default-network-9780190673420","title":"The Emergence of Dreaming: Mind-Wandering, Embodied Simulation, and the Default Network","description":"G. William Domhoff presents a new neurocognitive theory of dreams in his book \u003cem\u003eThe Emergence of Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e. His theory stresses the similarities between dreaming and drifting waking thought, based on laboratory and non-laboratory studies that show as many as 70 to 80 percent of dreams are\u003cbr\u003edramatized enactments of significant waking personal concerns about the past, present, and future. Domhoff discusses a developmental dimension of dreaming based on the unexpected laboratory discovery that young children dream infrequently and with less complexity until ages 9-11-supported by new\u003cbr\u003efindings with children who are awake that demonstrate the gradual emergence of cognitive skills necessary for dreaming. Domhoff's theory locates the neural substrate for dreaming in the same brain network now known to be most active during mind-wandering, and explains the transition into dreaming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVarious strands of evidence lead to the conclusion that dreaming does not have any adaptive function, and is best viewed as an accidental by-product of adaptive waking cognitive abilities. However, cross-cultural and historical studies reveal that human inventiveness has made dreams an essential\u003cbr\u003epart of healing and religious ceremonies in many societies. Three chapters present detailed critiques of other current theories of dreams. The final chapter suggests how new and better studies of dreaming and its neurocognitive basis can be carried out using recent technological developments in both\u003cbr\u003ecommunications (e.g., smartphone apps) and neuroimaging (e.g., near infrared spectroscopy). As one of the first empirical and scientific treatments on dream research, \u003cem\u003e The Emergence of Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e will be of interest to psychologists, cognitive neuroscientists, sleep researchers, and psychiatrists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. William Domhoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190673420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG. William Domhoff, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology Emeritus and Research Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has published numerous articles on dreams in academic journals, as well as three previous books: \u003cem\u003eThe Mystique of Dreams: The Search For Utopia Through\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSenoi Dream Theory \u003c\/em\u003e(1985), \u003cem\u003eFinding Meaning in Dreams: A Quantitative Approach \u003c\/em\u003e(1996), and \u003cem\u003eThe Scientific Study of Dreams: Neural Networks, Cognitive Development, and Content Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e (2003).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40008387362931,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":93.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_cb94925d-b7fe-47ab-95b2-dc6210e1c961.jpg?v=1650385003","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-emergence-of-dreaming-mind-wandering-embodied-simulation-and-the-default-network-9780190673420","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}