In: International Journal of Dream Research, 3 (2010), Nr. 1. pp. 21-25
Abstract
Hobson (2009) proposes that lucid dreaming can become simultaneously and separately manifest against a background of non-lucid dreaming. The study of such state conjunctions, he suggests, sets the stage for a revolution in the neuroscience of consciousness. However, while lucid dreaming may indeed represent the emergence of what Edelman (2004) calls secondary consciousness amidst the primary consciousness characteristic of non-lucid dreaming, Hobson does not thoroughly address the form of self-regulative functionality that is already present in non-lucid dreaming. The result is single-minded consideration of rational agency and control (executive functions), rather than consideration also of the self-regulative functionality that is evident in non-lucid dreaming independently of secondary consciousness. Research procedures that reflect self-regulated but fluid openness to “what comes” during non-lucid dreaming are discussed, with particular emphasis on the study of REM sleep carry-over effects and their potential for exploring the metaphoric aspects of non-lucid dreaming.
Document type: | Article |
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Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Dream Research |
Volume: | 3 |
Number: | 1 |
Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2010 10:55 |
Date: | 2010 |
Page Range: | pp. 21-25 |
Faculties / Institutes: | The Faculty of Behavioural and Cultural Studies > Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft |
DDC-classification: | 300 Social sciences |