Encyclopedia of Dreams

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Index of Topics

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A

Aboriginal Dreaming
William Andrew Dawson

Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis
Gerald W. Vogel

Activity-Based Measures of Sleep
Avi Sadeb

Adler's Dream Theory
David Foulkes

Adolescence and Sleep
Rachel Manber

Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome
Marie Dumont

Affective Disorders Other Than Major Depression
Daniel J. Buysse
Charles F Reynolds III
David J. Kupfer

Aging and Circadian Rhythms
Richard S. Rosenberg

Aging and Sleep
Donald L. Bliwise

AIDS and Sleep
Saul Rothenberg

Alarm Clocks
Kate B. Herman

Alcohol
Timothy A. Roebrs

Alcoholism
Vincent P Zarcone, Jr.

Allergies
Boyd Hayes

All-Nighters
Nancy Barone Kribbs

Alpha-Delta Sleep
Peter Hauri

Alpha Rhythm
Sharon A. Keenan

Altitude
T Scott Jobnson

Alzheimer's Disease
Donald L. Bliwise

Ambulatory Monitoring
Boyd Hayes

Amnesia
Pietro Badia

Amphetamines
Merrill M. Mitler

Amphibians
Dennis McGinty

Anesthesia
Helen A. Baghdoyan

Animals' Dreams
Adrian Morrison

Animals In Sleep Research
Adrian Morrison

Antidepressants
Daniel J. Buysse
Eric A. Nofzinger
Charles FReynoldsIII
David J. Kupfer

Antihistamines
James K. Walsh
Christin L. Engelhardt

Apnea
Philip R. Westbrook

Arousal
M. Steriade

Art, Sleep and Dreams In Western
Joan Mancuso

Arthritis and Other Musculoskeletal Disorders
Maren L. Mahowald

Aspirin
Peter Hauri

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
R. T Pivik

Autonomic Nervous System
Ronald M. Harper

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B

Barbiturates
Wallace B. Mendelson

Basal Forebrain
Dennis McGinty

Basic RestActivity Cycle
Nathaniel Kleitman

Beds
Jason Sullivan

Bedtime Stories
jenny Hua

Bedwetting
Gregory K. Fritz

Behavioral Modification
Mark R.- Rosekind

Benzodiazepines
Wallace B. Mendelson

Biofeedback
Mark R. Rosekind

Birds
Kenn Kaufman

Blindness: Dreams of the Blind
Nancy H. Kerr

Blindness: Effects on Sleep Patterns and Circadian Rhythms
Heinz Martens

Blinking
Janice R. Stevens

Brain Mapping
Mark R. Pressman

Brain Tumors
Patrick Wen

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C

Caffeine
Timothy A. Roebrs

Canine Narcolepsy
E. Mignot W. C. Dement

Cataplexy
Michael Aldrich

Cerebral Metabolism
J. Christian Gillin
Monte S. Buchsbaum
Joseph C. Wu

Characteristics of Dreams
John Antrobus

Chemistry of Sleep: Acetylcholine
Helen A. Bagbdoyan

Chemistry of Sleep: Adenosine
Miodrag Radulovacki

Chemistry of Sleep: Amines and Other Transmitters
Barbara E. Jones

Chemistry of Sleep: Peptides
Steven J. Henriksen
Oscar Prospero-Garcia

Chemistry of Sleep: Sleep Factors
James M. Krueger

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
T Scott Johnson

Childhood, Sleep During
Patricia A. Coble
Ronald E Dahl

Children's Dreams
David Foulkes

Chocolate
Semra Aytur

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Harvey Moldofsky

Chronotherapy
Charles P Pollak

Circadian Rhythms
Gary S. Richardson

Cocaine
Jenifer Wicks

Coffee
Katherine M. Sharkey

Cognition
Richard R. Bootzin
John P Kiblstrom

Cognitive Dream Theory
David Foulkes

Cola
Jenifer Wicks

Colic
C. E Zachariab Boukydis

Color in Dreams
John H. Herman

Coma
Adam N. Mamelak

Condensation
William H. Moorcroft

Constant Routine
Jeanne E Duffy

Content of Dreams
Robert L. Van de Castle

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Robert Wittig

Cortisol
Margaret L. Moline

Co-Sleeping
James J. McKenna

Counting Sheep
Jenifer Wicks

Creativity in Dreams
Max D. Stone

Cultural Aspects of Dreaming
Waud H. - Kracke

Cultural Aspects of Sleep
Wilse B. Webb

Cycles of Sleep Across the Night
Irwin Feinberg
Sunao Ucbida

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D

Daylight Saving Time
Boyd Hayes

Deafness and Dreaming
Johann Stoyva

Death
Merrill M. Mitler

Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
Charles P Pollak

Delirium Tremens
Vincent P Zarcone, Jr.
De Mairan, Jean Jacques d'Ortous
Daniel R. Wagner

Dementia
Donald L: Bliwise

Depression
Daniel J. Buysse
Charles E. Reynolds III
David J. Kupfer

Deprivation, Partial
Michael H. Bonnet

Deprivation, Selective: NREM Sleep
Elizabeth B. Klerman

Deprivation, Selective: REM Sleep
Gerald W. .Vogel

Deprivation, Total: Behavioral Effects
Michael H. Bonnet

Deprivation, Total: Physiological Effects
Bernard Bergmann

Depth of Sleep
Michael H. Bonnet

Dogs
Edgar Lucas

Down Syndrome
Siegfried M. Puescbel

Dream Theories of the Ancient World
Wilse B. Webb

Drockle
Grant Hoyt

Drugs of Abuse
Timothy A. Roehrs

Drugs for Medical Disorders
Thomas Roth

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E

Early Birds and Night Owls
Pamela J. Bigler

Early Morning Awakening
Thomas Roth

Early Sleep Theories
Douglas Nitz

Eating Disorders
Gary K. Zammit
Sigurd H. Ackerman

Echidna
Kate B. Herman
Mary A. Carskadon

Electrocardiogram
Leon D. Rosenthal

Electrodermal Activity
Mark R. Pressman

Electroencephalogram
Michael Aldrich

Electroencephalography
Sharon A. Keenan

Electromyography.
Sharon A. Keenan

Electrooculography
Sharon A. Keenan

Encephalitis
James K. Wyatt

Endocrinology
Ellen Petro

Energy Conservation
Dennis McGinty

English Bulldogs as an Animal Model of Sleep Apnea
Joan C. Hendricks

Entertainment
Russell N. Van Gelder

Epidemiology of Sleep Complaints and Disorders
Soni Ancoli-Israel

Epilepsy
Michael Aldrich

Erectile Dysfunction
Max Hirsbkowitz

Erections
Max Hirshkowitz

Estivation
Thomas S. Kilduff

Evoked Potentials
Mark R. Pressman

Evolution of Sleep
Harold Zepelin

Exercise
J. A. Horne

Experiential Dream Groups (Dream Workshops)
Montague Ullman

Eye Movements and Dreaming.
John H. Herman

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F

Fatal Familial Insomnia
Elio Lugaresi

Fatigue-Recovery Model
Merrill M. Mitler

Female Sexual Response
Mindy Engle-Friedman

Fetal Sleep-Wake Patterns
Toke Hoppenbrouwers

Fish
Irene Tobler

Flower clock
Daniel R. Wagner

Flying in Dreams
Krista Hennager

Folk and Other Natural Remedies for
Sleeplessness Phyllis Herman

Fragmentation
Michael H. Bonnet

Free Running
Russell N. Van Gelder

Freud's Dream Theory
Harry Trosman

Functions of Dreams
Rosalind D. Cartwrigbt

Functions of Sleep
Wilse B. Webb

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G

Galvanic Skin Response
Mark R. Pressman
Gardner, Randy
Cheryl L. Spinweber

Genetics of Sleep
Ruth M. Benca

Gonadotropic Hormones
Linda S. Jaffe

Gradual Sleep Reduction
Laura Walbof

Growth Hormone
Wallace B. Mendelson

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H

Hallucinations
Thomas Roth

Headaches, Nocturnal
Mark W Mabowald

Head Injury
L. Claire Parsons

Heartburn
William C. Orr

Heart Regulation During Sleep
Ronald M. Harper

Heritability of Sleep and Sleep Disorders
Susan Redline

Hibernation
H. Craig Heller

Hippocampal Theta
David K. Welsh

Human Leukocyte Antigen
Charles E P George

Hypernychthemeral Syndrome
Daniel R. Wagner'

Hypersomnia
Christian Guilleminault
Thomas Roth

Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Michael Aldrich

Hypnagogic Reverie
Gerald W Vogel

Hypnic Jerks
Christian Guilleminault

Hypnosis and Dreaming
Johann Stoyva

Hypothalamus
Ronald Szymusiak

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I

Immune Function
Ruth M. Benca

Incorporation into Dreams
Gerald W. Vogel

Incubus Attacks
Mark W. Mabowald

Individual Differences
Wilse B. Webb

Infancy, Normal Sleep Patterns in
Jodi A. Mindell

Infancy, Sleep Disorders In
Jodi A. Mindell

Infection
Linda A. Toth

Insects, Sleeplike States In
Irene Tobler

Insomnia
Edward J. Stepanski

Instantaneous Dreaming
Mary A. Carskadon

Instinct
Wilse B. Webb

Internal Alarm Clock
Harold Zepelin

Internal Desynchronization
Kevin A. O'Connor

Interpretation of Dreams
Rosalind D. Cartwrigbt

Irregular Sleep-Wake Cycle
Daniel R Wagner

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J

Jet lag
Margaret L. Moline

Jung's Dream Theory
Kelly Bulkley

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K

K-Complex
Michael Aldrich

Kleine-Levin Syndrome
Michael P. Biber

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L

Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
Gerald A. Marks

Learning
Pietro Badia

Light
Charles A. Czeisler

Light-Dark Cycles
Amy E. Suessle

Light Therapy
Janis Anderson

Literature, Sleep and Dreams in
Thomas Wheatland

Longevity
DanielFKripke

Long Sleepers in History and Legend
Jenifer Wicks

I-Tryptophan
CharlesF PGeorge

Lucid Dreaming
Stephen LaBerge

Lullaby
Pamela J. Bigler

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M

Mammals
Harold Zepelin

Marijuana
R. T Pivik

Mattress
Robert Wagner

Maxillofacial Surgery
Christian Guilleminault

Medical Illness and Sleep
Virgil Wooten

Meditation and Sleep
Laksbyan Scbanzer

Medulla
Jerome Siegel

Melatonin
Theresa L. Shanahan

Memory
Timothy A. Roebrs

Menopause
Fredi Kronenberg

Menstrual Cycle
Janet E. Hall

Mental Retardation
Lawrence W Brown

Metabolic Control of REM Sleep
Micbel Jouvet

Metabolism
Nathan H. Phillips

Microgravity and Space Flight
R. Curtis Graeber

Microsleep
Mary A. Carskadon

Midbrain
Robert W. Greene

Middle Ear Muscle Activity
Howard P Roffwarg

Milk Allergy and Infant Sleep
Avi Sadeb

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
Edward J. Stepanski

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Cynthia M. Dorsey

Mononucleosis
Christian Guilleminault

Morningness/Eveningness
Timothy H. Monk

Motor Control
Michael H. Chase
Francisco R. Morales

Movies, Dreams In
Susan Franzblau
John Franzblau

Multiple Sleep latency Test
Mary A. Carskadon

Myths About Dreaming
James K. Walsh
Cbristin L. Engelbardt

Myths About Sleep
James K. Walsh
Cbristin L. Engelbardt

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N

Napping
David F Dinges

Narcolepsy
Leon D. Rosenthal

Narcotics
Rafael J. Salin Pascual

Neuroendocrine Hormones
Gary S. Richardson

Nicotine
Priyattam J. Shiromani

Nightcaps
Katherine M. Sharkey

Nightmares
Ernest Hartmann

Night Sweats
Suzan E. Norman

Night Waking in Infancy
Avi Sadeb

Nocturnal Penile Tumescence
Max Hirsbkowitz

Noise
Charles P Pollak

Nonrestorative Sleep
Harvey Moldofsky

Normal Sleep
Mary A. Carskadon

NREM Sleep Mechanisms
Ronald Szymusiak

Nudity in Dreams
Cecilia Vieira

Nutrition and Sleep
Gary K. Zammit
Sigurd H. Ackerman

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O

Ondine's Curse
Stephen S. Davis

Ontogeny
Christine Acebo

Over-the-Counter Sleeping Pills
Leon D. Rosenthal

Over-the-Counter Stimulants
Leon D. Rosenthal

Oversleeping
Kate B. Herman
Mary A. 'Carskadon

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P

Pain
Carol A. Landis

Pajamas and Nightwear
Katherine M. Sharkey

Panic Disorder
Peter Hauri

Paradoxical Sleep
Gina Rocbelle Poe

Parasympathetic Nervous System
Stephen Morairty

Parkinson's Disease
John Winkelman

Passing Out
RogerJ. Broughton

Perception During Sleep
Robert D. Ogilvie

Periodic Leg Movements
Mark R. Pressman

Personality and Dream Recall
Ernest Hartmann

Personality and Sleep
Robert A. Hicks
Patricia Conti

PGO Waves
Gerald A. Marks

Phase-Response Curve
Max D. Stone

Phasic Integrated Potentials
Allan Recbtscbaffen

Pictorial Representation
Krista Hennager

Pillows
Diane J. Siegel

Pilots
Mark R. Rosekind

Pineal Gland
Theresa L. Shanaban

Pituitary Gland
Gary S. Richardson

Polysomnography
Sharon A. Keenan
Mary A. Carskadon

Pons
Jerome Siegel

Popular Music, Sleep and Dreams in
John P Spencer

Posttraumatic Nightmares
Peretz Lavie

Pregnancy, Sleep in
Kathryn Lee

Pregnancy and Dreaming
William H. Moorcroft

Premature Infants
Christine Acebo

Premenstrual Syndrome
Stephanie Jofe

Pressurization
Thomas J. Meyer

Problem Solving and Dreaming
William H. Moorcroft

Prolactin
Joanne Waldstreicber

Psychic Dreams
William H. Moorcroft

Psychopathology, Nondepression
Vincent P Zarcone, Jr.

Psychophysiology of Dreaming
Paul Verdone

Public Safety in Transportation
John K. Lauber

Public Safety in the Workplace
Merrill M. Mitler

Pupillometry
Mark R. Pressman

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R

Recall of Dreams
John Antrobus

Reciprocal Interaction Theory
Ralph Lydic

Recurring Dreams
Richard J. Ross

Relaxation Therapy
Mark R. Rosekind

Religion and Dreaming
Peretz Lavie

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Carlos H. Schenck

REM Sleep, Discovery of
William C. Dement

REM Sleep, Function of
Jerome Siegel

REM Sleep Mechanisms and Neuroanatomy
Jerome Siegel

REM Sleep, Physiology of
Robert W. Greene
Jennifer I. Luebke

Reptiles, Sleep in
Kristyna M. Hartse

Respiration Control in Sleep
John Orem

Rest
Cheryl L. Spin weber

Rhythmic Movement Disorder
Richard Ferber

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S

Sandman
Semra Aytur

Sawtooth Waves
Michael Aldrich

Seasonal Affective Disorder
Janis Anderson

Seasonal Effects on Sleep
Scott S. Campbell

Senoi Dream Theory
Krista Hennager

Sensory Processing and Sensation During Sleep
M. F. Wu

Sentinel Hypothesis
Roger J. Broughton

Sex and Sleep
Max Hirsbkowitz

Sexual Activation
Max Hirsbkowitz

Sexual. Symbolism
Ernest Hartmann

Shiftwork
Timothy H. Monk

Short Sleepers In History and Legend
Katherine M. Sharkey

Siesta
Nancy Barone Krlbbs

Sleep Attacks
Leon D. Rosenthal

Sleep Disorders Centers
Howard P Roffwarg

Sleep Extension
Thomas Roth

Sleep Hygiene
ArtburJ. Spielman
Paul B. Glovinsky

Sleep Inertia
David F Dinges

Sleepiness
William C. Dement

Sleeping Pills
Wallace B. Mendelson

Sleeping Sickness
Barbara E. Jones

Sleep Onset
Robert D. Ogilvie

Sleep Paralysis
Michael Aldrich

Sleep Positions
Richard Lee

Sleep Restriction, Therapeutic
ArtburJ. Spielman
Paul B. Glovinsky

Sleep Spindles
M. Steriade

Sleeptalking
Mark W Mahowald

Sleep Terrors
Mark W Mahowald

Sleep Therapy
Martin A. Cohn

Sleepwalking
Mark W. Mabowald

Slow-wave Sleep
Scott S. Campbell

Smell During Sleep .
Pietro Badia

Smoking and Sleep
Christine Acebo

Snoring
M. Kryger

Space Shuttle Sleeping Arrangements
James P Bagian

Sports and Sleep
Robert M. Wittig

Stages of Sleep
Sharon A. Keenan
Kate B. Herman
Mary A. Carskadon

Stanford Sleepiness Scale
Eric Hoddes

Stimulants
Merrill M. Mitler

Stimulus Control for Insomnia
Richard R. Bootzin

Stroke
Sheldon Kapen

Sudden Death Syndrome in Asian Populations
Scott E. Eveloff
Richard P Millman

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Steven F Glotzsbacb
Ronald L. Ariagno

Sundown Syndrome
Andrew Satlin

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus of the Hypothalamus
William J. Schwartz

Symbolism in Dreams
Krista Hennager

Sympathetic Nervous System
Stephen Morairty

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T

Tea
Katherine M. Sharkey

Teddy Bears
Ivan Herman

Telepathy and Dreaming
Stanley Krippner

Temperature Effects on Sleep
Evelyn Satinoff

Temporal Isolation
Russell N. Van Gelder

Thalamus
Gerald A. Marks

Thermoregulation
Dennis McGinty

Thumbsucking
Avi Sadeb

Thyroid Disease and Sleep
Gary S. Richardson

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
Laura Walbof

Time Zones
Richard Lee

Timing of Sleep and Wakefulness
David K. Welsh

Tonsillitis
Richard F Millman

Toothgrinding
Edward J. Stepanski

Torpor
Thomas S. Kilduff

Tracheostomy
William C. Orr

Tranquilizers
J. Catesby Ware

Transitional Objects
Avi Sadeb

Truckers
James C. Miller
Merrill M. Mitler

Twitches
Edgar Lucas

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U

Ultradian Rhythms
Hartmut Schulz

Unconscious
William H. Moorcroft

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Shiro Fujita

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V

Vertex Sharp Waves
Michael Aldrich

Violence
Mark W. Mabowald

Visual System
Robert W. McCarley

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W

Waking Up
Jason Sullivan

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Y

Yawning
Robert R. Pro vine

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Z

Zeitgebers
Eleanore S. Kim

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