1st Edition

Dreams, Sleep, and Consciousness Interweaving the Neurocognitive Theory of Dreaming with New Theories of Sleep and Consciousness

By G William Domhoff Copyright 2026
318 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Dreams, Sleep, and Consciousness presents the first scientifically based explanation of how dreams, sleep, and consciousness interconnect since the beginning of the neuroimaging era. This groundbreaking book introduces a fully developed neurocognitive theory of dreaming that encompasses the development of dreaming in children and provides detailed quantitative findings demonstrating how dreams... Read more

Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Three Theories Utilized in This Book
Chapter 2: The Unique Neurocognitive Network That Makes Dreaming Possible
Chapter 3: Findings on Dream Content in Light of the Neurocognitive Theory of Dreaming
Chapter 4: Further Insights about Dream Content Based on Studies of Individual Dream Series
Chapter 5: Dreaming During the Sleep-Onset Process
Chapter 6: The Adaptive Inactivity Theory of Sleep
Chapter 7: Brain Temperatures, Activation Patterns, and Dreaming
Chapter 8: The Awakening Brain: From Dreaming to Consciousness
Chapter 9: Dreaming and Waking Consciousness
Chapter 10: Retrospect and Prospects
Appendix A: Methodological Issues in Assessing the Frequency of Emotions in Dream Reports
References

Biography

G. William Domhoff is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Professor Domhoff has written five books on dreams: The Mystique of Dreams (1985), Finding Meaning in Dreams (1996), The Scientific Study of Dreams (2003), The Emergence of Dreaming (2018), and The Neurocognitive Theory of Dreaming (2022).