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| Author | Mark Blagrove, Julia Lockheart |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Routledge |
Publication date | 10 February 2023 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback, Hardcover), eBook |
| ISBN | 978-0367479947 (paperback), 978-0367479961 (hardcover) |
The Science and Art of Dreaming is a non-fiction book that presents the neuroscience and psychology of dreaming. Each chapter begins with the presentation and discussion of a relevant dream and original artwork depicting the dream.
The book has been written by British research psychologist and dream researcher Mark Blagrove, who specializes in the study of sleep and dreams,[1][2] and British artist,[3] academic and researcher, Julia Lockheart.[4]
Summary[edit]
The Science and Art of Dreaming examines the neuroscience and psychology of dreaming. It also looks at lucid dreams, and the 20th-century cultural movement of Surrealism.
Following on from the authors' science and art collaboration, DreamsID,[5][6] each chapter begins with the presentation of a relevant dream and discussion between the dreamer and Blagrove, and original artwork depicting the dream, which was painted "live" by Lockheart as the discussion progressed.
Blagrove and Lockheart also provide evidence that "[t]he sharing of dreams leads to increased empathy towards the dreamer from those with whom the dream is shared."[7][8] This line of inquiry was first considered as a result of dream sharing in the DreamsID collaboration.[7]
Interviews[edit]
Blagrove and Lockheart were interviewed by Katherine Bell for KSQD Community Radio on 25 March 2023.[9] They were also interviewed by Adam Walton on BBC Radio Wales's Science Cafe on 6 June 2023.[10]
In an August 2023 article for Wales Online by Lydia Stephens, Blagrove advised against last-minute, all night study sessions before exams, reporting that research he conducted "found that those who went to sleep after they learnt something had a better memory of it when tested."[11] Asked about why people dream, "Blagrove believes our dreams actually have very little impact on our brains and self, and are instead there to form a bonding ritual of people we tell them to. They are works of fiction that we tell ourselves, then tell others. They are stories."[11] Again, Blagrove provided evidence from research to support his theory.[11] On the subject of nightmares, he believes that "nightmares could be a way of your brain trying to overcome the fears in your life as well as the obstacles and stresses you are facing."[11] He reported that only around 20% of people ever have lucid dreams[11] – dreams in which they are aware they are dreaming, sometimes with some control over the dream characters, narrative and environment.[12][13] Blagrove reported that research had shown that with the use of certain pre-sleep routines, lucid dreams could be induced in as many as 50% of subjects tested.[11] He also briefly explained two other rare phenomena: sleep paralysis – the inability to move one's body when awakening or falling asleep – and false awakening – a convincing dream that one has woken up, when one is actually still asleep.[11]
Reception[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Blagrove, Mark (Fall 2023). "The Science and Art of Dreaming: UK, US and Swiss book tour, March to July 2023" (PDF). DreamTime Magazine. International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD). pp. 41–42. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
References[edit]
- ^ Staff (2020). "Professor Mark Blagrove". Swansea University. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Blagrove, Mark (7 April 2020). "Coronavirus dreams". BBC Outside Source (Interview). Interviewed by Kasia Madera. London: BBC World Service. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Staff (5 April 2019). "BBC World Service - CrowdScience, What are dreams for?, Marnie's dream captured on canvas". CrowdScience. BBC World Service Television. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Staff (2023). "The Science and Art of Dreaming, 1st Edition". Amazon.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Griffiths, Megan (24 July 2017). "These people are uncovering the secrets of our dreams". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Staff (2020). "DreamsID.com – Home". DreamsID.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ a b Lockheart, Julia; Blagrove, Mark (2 November 2019). "Dream Sharing". Sublime Magazine. Sublime Magazine Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Blagrove, Mark; Hale, Sioned; Lockheart, Julia; Carr, Michelle; Jones, Alex; Valli, Katja (20 June 2019). "Testing the Empathy Theory of Dreaming: The Relationships Between Dream Sharing and Trait and State Empathy". Frontiers in Psychology. 10. Frontiers Media: 1351. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01351. PMC 6596280. PMID 31281278.
- ^ Blagrove, Mark; Lockheart, Julia (25 March 2023). "Dream Sharing and Empathy with Prof Mark Blagrove and Prof Julia Lockheart". The Dream Journal (Audio podcast). Interviewed by Katherine Bell. Santa Cruz, California: KSQD Community Radio. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Blagrove, Mark; Lockheart, Julia (6 June 2023). "The Science and Art of Dreaming". Science Cafe (Interview). Interviewed by Adam Walton. BBC Radio Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Stephens, Lydia (19 August 2023). "Sleep expert issues key piece of advice on how to stop having nightmares". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Kahan T.; LaBerge S. (1994). "Lucid dreaming as metacognition:implications for cognitive science". Consciousness and Cognition. 3 (2): 246–64. doi:10.1006/ccog.1994.1014. S2CID 54332622.
- ^ Adrienne Mayor (2005). Fossil Legends Of The First Americans. Princeton University Press. p. 402. ISBN 978-0-691-11345-6. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
The term "lucid dreaming" to describe the technique of controlling dreams and following them to a desired conclusion was coined by the 19th-century Dutch psychiatrist Frederik van Eeden.
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