Alice Robb

Why We Dream (eBook, ePUB)

The Science, Creativity and Transformative Power of Dreams

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

We all dream, and 98 per cent of us can recall our dreams the next morning. Even in today's modern age, it is human nature to wonder what they mean. With incredible new discoveries and stunning science, Why We Dream will give you dramatic insight into yourself and your body. You'll never think of dreams in the same way again . . .

Groundbreaking science is putting dreams at the forefront of new research into sleep, memory, the concept of self and human socialization. Once a subject of the New Age and spiritualism, the science of dreams is revealed to have a crucial role in the biology and neuroscience of our waking lives.

In Why We Dream, Alice Robb, a leading American science journalist, will take readers on a journey to uncover why we dream, why dreaming matters, and how we can improve our dream life - and why we should. Through her encounters with scientists at the cutting edge of dream research, she reveals how:

- Dreams can be powerful tools to help us process the pain of a relationship break-up, the grief of losing a loved one and the trauma after a dramatic event
- Nightmares may be our body's warning system for physical and mental illness (including cancer, depression and Alzheimer's)
- Athletes can improve their performance by dreaming about competing
- Drug addicts who dream about drug-taking can dramatically speed up their recovery from addiction.

Robb also uncovers the fascinating science behind lucid dreaming - when we enter a dream state with control over our actions, creating a limitless playground for our fantasies. And as one of only ten per cent of people with the ability to lucid-dream, she is uniquely placed to teach us how to do it ourselves.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781509836253
• Artikelnr.: 54645802

Autorenporträt

Alice Robb is a writer in Brooklyn. She has contributed to The New York Times, New Statesman, Elle, The Washington Post, and the New Republic, where she was a staff writer. Before that, she studied Archaeology and Anthropology at Oxford. In her book, Why We Dream, Alice looks at the science and power of dreams.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
i: INTRODUCTION Chapter
1: How We Forgot About Dreams Chapter
2: The Vanguard Chapter
3: Dreams Enter the Lab Chapter
4: The Renaissance of Sleep Research Chapter
5: Problem
Solving Chapter
6: Preparation for Life Chapter
7: Nightmares Chapter
8: Diagnosis Chapter
9: Dream Groups Chapter
10: Control Chapter
11: My Night Life Section
ii: Acknowledgments Section
iii: Notes Index
iv: Index