An evolutionary psychology of sleep and dreams/
Patrick McNamara.
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2004.
- xiv, 193 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-188) and index.
REM biology and evolutionary theory -- Patterns of REM expression across the life span -- Phylogeny of sleep -- REM-NREM signaling and interactions -- REM sleep and genetic conflict -- Theories of REM -- Phenomenology of REM dreams -- Content of REM dreams -- Theories of REM dreams -- Understanding REM.