Several studies have tried to identify the neurobiological bases of dream experiences,
nevertheless some questions are still at the centre of the debate. Here, we summarise the …

While the impact of sleep research on clinical practice has been nothing short of
spectacular, the influence dream research has had on clinical practice has been negligible …

Whilst lucid dreaming (LD) is defined as being aware of dreaming whilst dreaming, a
misconception exists in the public domain as a referral to controlling dream content and plot …

Lucid dreams—dreams in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming—are
generally positive and empowering experiences, for which a variety of benefits have been …

Several studies have demonstrated that dream content is related to the waking life of the
dreamer. However, the characteristics of the memory sources incorporated into dreams are …

Originally published in 1986, the emphasis in this book is on dreaming rather than sleeping.
This reflected the recent emergence of interest in dreaming among professionals, in the …

This article presents evidence in support of the theory that dreaming is imaginative play in
sleep. Both play and dreaming are innate behaviors of our species that have the adaptive …

Phone: 0041 1 255 34 09 Fax: 0041 1 255 44 08 Email: lutz. wittmann@ usz. ch more
cREMS than ordinary REMS. Obviously, it makes no sense to name a process after a …

The idea that dreaming is a simulation of the waking world is currently becoming a far more
widely shared and accepted view among dream researchers. Several philosophers …

Dreaming is still a mystery of human cognition, although it has been studied experimentally
for more than a century. Experimental psychology first investigated dream content and …