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The Limits of Dream: A Scientific Exploration of the Mind / Brain Interface

Pagel, J. F.

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Table of contents
  • Contentsvii
  • Acknowledgmentsxiii
  • Prefacexv
  • Chapter 1 Introduction1
  • Body/Mind2
  • Dreams as Windows2
  • But, Is REM Sleep Dreaming?4
  • The Event Horizon5
  • The Limits of Dream8
  • SECTION 1 Definitions and the Search for Truth11
  • Chapter 2 Mind/Plato's Cave13
  • Descartes15
  • Limits of the Cartesian Perspective16
  • What is Mind?17
  • Chapter 3 A Dream can be Gazpacho21
  • Definitions22
  • SECTION 2 The Biological Substrate of Dream27
  • Chapter 4 The Neuroanatomy of Dreaming29
  • The Neuroanatomy of REMS30
  • The Neuropathology of Dreaming31
  • The Neuroanatomy of Dreaming32
  • Chapter 5 The Neurochemistry of Dreaming35
  • REMS Neurochemistry38
  • Medications Affecting Sleep38
  • Medications Affecting Dreaming42
  • Primary Neurotransmitters Affecting Sleep and Dreaming42
  • Neurotransmitter Modulating Systems44
  • Dreaming and Nightmares: Neurotransmitter Systems45
  • Agents Affecting Conscious Interaction with the Environment Anesthetics45
  • Agents Affecting Host Defense46
  • The Neurochemistry of Dreams and Nightmares46
  • Chapter 6 The Electrophysiology of Dreaming48
  • The EEG49
  • Functional Roles for CNS Electrical Fields50
  • Evidence for a Functioning Extracellular Electrical System in the CNS55
  • The Electrophysiology of Dreams57
  • Chapter 7 The Complexity of Dreams: Neural networks and Consciousness59
  • Biological Applications of Neural Net Theories61
  • The Dreams of Neural Networks61
  • Complexity of the Biologic System62
  • The Limits of Dream62
  • SECTION 3 Studying the Cognitive Substrate of Dreaming65
  • Chapter 8 Dreams and Sleep: The Substrate Hypothesis67
  • Dream Recall in Insomnia68
  • Insomnia and Nightmare Recall Frequency72
  • The Association Between Sleep and Mind73
  • Chapter 9 Dreaming and Memory75
  • Memory and Dreams76
  • Imagery and Intrinsic Memory76
  • Dream Recall78
  • Dream content79
  • EveryDay Memory and Mind80
  • Dream Use81
  • Memory and Mind82
  • Chapter 10 The Brain/Computer Interface83
  • Intelligence83
  • Artificial Intelligence83
  • SECTION 4 The Cognitive Process of Dreaming89
  • Chapter 11 Emotions and Dream91
  • Frightening Dreams92
  • Emotions and Dreaming95
  • Emotions and Mind96
  • Emotional Dreaming97
  • Chapter 12 Exploring the Visual interface98
  • Visual Consciousness98
  • The Visual Representation of Space99
  • Imagery101
  • Dream Imagery103
  • Artificial Dream Imagery – Filmmaking105
  • Visual Components of Dreaming105
  • Chapter 13 Thinking and Dreaming107
  • Thinking in Dreams108
  • Bizarreness in Dreams110
  • Associative Thought in Dreams110
  • The Neurological Basis of Thought111
  • Thinking and the Mind112
  • SECTION 5 The Cognitive Organization of Dreaming115
  • What we know115
  • The Formal Structure of Dreaming116
  • Chapter 14 Hallucinations and Dreams117
  • Dream-Like Phenomena119
  • Parasomnias and Unusual Dreams120
  • Are Dreams Hallucinations?121
  • Chapter 15 Dreaming and Storytelling123
  • The Narrative Structure of Thought123
  • The Mythic Structure of Story125
  • Dreams in Literature126
  • Dreams in Screenplay126
  • The Limits of Dream Imagery127
  • The Power of the Story128
  • Chapter 16 Film: The Projected Dream131
  • Moving Pictures132
  • The Visual Language of Film133
  • Visual Imagery and Film134
  • Apparatus Theory135
  • Film Theory136
  • SECTION 6 Functional uses for Dreaming139
  • Chapter 17 Creativity141
  • The Gestalt of Creativity142
  • The Creative Personality143
  • Psychoanalytic Creativity143
  • Creativity as Divergent Thinking144
  • The Disorder of Creativity144
  • Dreaming Creatively145
  • Chapter 18 Non-dreaming or the Use of Dreams in Creativity147
  • Creativity in the Sleep Laboratory148
  • Dream Use and Creative Interest150
  • Non-dreamers151
  • Chapter 19 Dream use by Filmmakers154
  • Screenwriters and Their Use of Dreams156
  • Scriptwriting: The Dream-Like Process158
  • Incubating a Screenplay158
  • Dream Use by Directors159
  • Dream Use by Actors160
  • Sundance Interviews: Actors160
  • Sundance Questionnaire Responses: Actors161
  • Summary161
  • Chapter 20 Dreaming and Artists163
  • Dream Use in Creativity: Psychopathology164
  • Creativity and Dreaming165
  • Borders of Mind166
  • SECTION 7 Models of Mind and Brain169
  • Chapter 21 Models of Mind = Brain171
  • Transmission-Line Neuro-Processing172
  • AIM172
  • Alternative Monist Theories176
  • Problems with Monists177
  • Chapter 22 Mind not Brain: The Cartesian Psychoanalyst180
  • Diseases of the Mind: The Psychoanalytic Approach181
  • The Limitations of Psychoanalysis in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychiatric Illness182
  • Psychoanalysis and the Structure of Mind184
  • Cartesian Psychoanalysis185
  • The Psychoanalytic Perspective of Mind185
  • The Cartesian Psychoanalyst188
  • Chapter 23 Viewing the Border Between Brain and Mind: A Modified Cartesian Perspective189
  • Modified Cartesian Models191
  • Visualizing the Mind/Brain Border192
  • Dreaming Across the Border194
  • Chapter 24 The Limits of Dream195
  • Brain-Based Correlates of Mind197
  • Mind-Based Cognitive Processes198
  • The Limits of Knowledge: Borders200
  • References203
  • Index229
  • A229
  • B229
  • C229
  • D230
  • E230
  • F230
  • G231
  • H231
  • I231
  • J231
  • K231
  • L231
  • M232
  • N232
  • O232
  • P232
  • Q233
  • R233
  • S233
  • T234
  • U234
  • V234
  • W234
  • Y234
  • Z234
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780123742155
  • ISBN-13 9780080559605
  • Author Pagel, J. F.
  • Category Medical
  • Subject Neuroscience

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The Limits of Dream focuses on what we currently know of the human central nervous system (CNS), examining the basic sciences of neurochemisty, neuroanatomy, and CNS electrophysiology as these sciences apply to dream, then reaching beyond basic science to examine the cognitive science of dreaming including the processes of memory, the perceptual interface, and visual imagery. Building on what is known of intrapersonal CNS processing, the book steps outside the physical body to explore artificially created dreams and their use in filmmaking, art and story, as well as the role of dreaming in creative process and creative “madness.” The limits of our scientific knowledge of dream frame this window that can be used to explore the border between body and mind. What is known scientifically of the cognitive process of dreaming will lead the neuroscientist, the student of cognitive science, and the general reader down different paths than expected into an exploration of the fuzzy and complex horizon between mind and brain.

* The clearest presentation of research and philosophy currently available relating to the mind/brain interface
* Discusses the cognitive processes of dreaming utilized in film and artificial intelligence
* Describes the functioning of dream in the creative process