Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. The Classical Case Reports of Charcot-Wilbrand Syndrome. Charcot's Variant of the Charcot-Wilbrand Syndrome: Cessation or Restriction of Visual Dream-Imagery. Wilbrand's Variant of the Charcot-Wilbrand Syndrome: Global Cessation of Reduction of Dreaming. The Neglected Psychosurgical Literature. The Problem of REM Sleep. Other Abnormalities of Dreaming Described in the Literature. Summary of Provisional Conclusions and Hypotheses. Description of the Present Research. The Charcot-Wilbrand Syndrome Reconsidered. Two Patients With Nonvisual Dreaming. Anatomical Correlates of Nonvisual Dreaming. Clinical Correlates of Nonvisual Dreaming. Some Incidental Observations on Modal Specificity. Initial Theoretical Remarks. Anatomical Correlates of Global Cessation of Dreaming. Are Dreams Generated by Brainstem Mechanisms? Clinical Correlates of Global Cessation of Dreaming. Further Theoretical Remarks. Ten Patients With Varying Degrees of Confusion Between Dreams and Reality. Clinico-Anatomical Correlates of the Confusion Between Dreams and Reality. Nine Patients With Recurring Nightmares. Clinico-Anatomical Correlates of Recurring Nightmares. Miscellaneous Observations (Including Normal Dreaming). Summary of Results and Nosological Conclusions. Final Theoretical Remarks: A Model of the Normal Dream Process. Appendix: Glossary of Nosological Terms.

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"...Solms presents original insights based on new research...with remarkable thoroughness and candor...it makes an important contribution to the understanding of an aspect of human perception and cognition....an excellent resource offering a new understanding of the production of dreaming...that will be cited for years to come for the data it presents, for its theoretical speculations, and as a basis for further research."
—American Scientist"...a fascinating and well-researched monograph by a clinician and scientist who has accumulated a remarkable body of data from 361 patients over a four-year period....a most impressive work, chock full of most instructive and engaging case studies, clinical neuropsychology and sophisticated theorizing."
—Trends in Cognitive Sciences"...the book provides an excellent starting point for further research in this under-investigated and fascinating area of neuropsychology."
—Brain