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Minding the dream self: Perspectives from the analysis of self-experience in dreams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2013

Jennifer Michelle Windt
Jennifer Michelle Windt*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Johannes Gutenberg University, D-55099 Mainz, Germany. windt@uni-mainz.dehttp://www.philosophie.uni-mainz.de/1791_ENG_HTML.php
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Abstract

Can ancient art of memory (AAOM) principles explain the function of dreaming? The analysis of self-experience in dreams suggests that the answer is no: The phenomenal dream self lacks certain dimensions that are crucial for the efficacy of AAOM in wakefulness. However, the comparison between dreams and AAOM may be fruitful by suggesting new perspectives for the study of lucid dreaming as well an altered perspective on the efficacy of AAOM itself.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 6 , December 2013 , pp. 633
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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