| New findings on the neurological organization of dreaming: implications for psychoanalysis. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 7753944 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
A recent clinico-anatomical study of the dreams of 332 neurological and neurosurgical patients suggests that the essential psychological processes of dreaming are mediated by higher forebrain structures (inferior parietal and mediobasal frontal lobes in particular) rather than the primitive brainstem nuclei which regulate REM sleep. The fundamental neuropsychological mechanisms involved in dreaming appear to be (1) inhibitory mental control, (2) spatial thought, and (3) quasi-spatial (symbolic) operations. The essential factor in REM sleep, by contrast, is basic arousal. These neuropsychological findings call into question prevailing theories (based on physiological evidence) of the relationship between dreaming and REM sleep. Dreams and REM appear to unfold over different anatomical structures, and they involve different psychological mechanisms. The implications of these findings for psychoanalysis are discussed in this paper. |
| | |
Authors:
|
M Solms |
Related Documents
:
|
2006234 - Dreaming: cognitive processes during cortical activation and high afferent thresholds. 16507524 - Optimal intron analyses in the trimeresurus radiation of asian pitvipers. 22689694 - Poor sleep quality and sleep apnea are associated with higher resting energy expenditur... 211984 - The effect of physostigmine on normal human sleep and dreaming. 11868144 - Cervical positioning for reduction of sleep-disordered breathing in mild-to-moderate osas. 12729824 - Sleep debt, sleepiness and accidents among males in the general population and male pro... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: The Psychoanalytic quarterly Volume: 64 ISSN: 0033-2828 ISO Abbreviation: Psychoanal Q Publication Date: 1995 Jan |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 1995-06-21 Completed Date: 1995-06-21 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 0226661 Medline TA: Psychoanal Q Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 43-67 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Neurosurgical Unit, Royal London Hospital (Whitechapel), England. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Arousal
/
physiology Brain / physiopathology* Brain Damage, Chronic / physiopathology Brain Mapping Brain Stem / physiopathology Dreams / physiology* Frontal Lobe / physiopathology Humans Neural Inhibition / physiology Parietal Lobe / physiopathology Psychoanalytic Interpretation* Psychoanalytic Therapy* Sleep, REM / physiology |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: The couch as defense and as potential for enactment.
Next Document: Dissociating automatic and controlled processes in a memory-search task: beyond implicit memory.