The properties of my dreaming consciousness
Vanessa Dodd
August 16, 2024 DOI: 10.4324/9781003344469-8 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Keywords | Consciousness Psychoanalysis Cognitive science Cognitive psychology |
| Key points | Proposes that dreams can be investigated for their narrative qualities and environmental properties rather than for analysis or functional explanation. |
Abstract
This chapter gives an overview of the various readings as to what dreams are which support the investigation of the nature of my own dreaming consciousness, examining the narrative qualities and properties of a series of dreams recorded from 2011 onwards, in preparation for an examination of dream plays in Part 2 . My dream reports are not recounted for analysis and interpretation, nor for seeking explanations of source or function but for investigating the attributes of my dreaming world, focusing on the properties of the dream environment and contents formed out of remembered information.
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 |