The Science Behind Dreaming
Shweta Gupta
October 28, 2020 DOI: 10.47496/nl.blog.11 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key points | The text defines oneirology as the scientific study of dreams and indicates that it investigates how brain function during dreaming relates to memory shaping and mental disorders. |
Abstract
The scientific study of dreams is oneirology, that seeks the relationship between dreaming and existing knowledge about the brain; understanding that how the brain functions during dreaming in accordance with memory shaping and mental disorders.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on dreaming, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreaming: a conceptual framework for philosophy of mind and empirical research | 2016 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Metaphor and hyperassociativity: the imagination mechanisms behind emotion assimilation in sleep and dreaming | 2015 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Varieties of Lucid Dreaming Experience | 2000 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Experimental Research on Dreaming: State of the Art and Neuropsychoanalytic Perspectives | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The Neurobiology of Consciousness: Lucid Dreaming Wakes Up | 2009 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |