{"product_id":"the-oracle-of-night-the-history-and-science-of-dreams-hardcover","title":"The Oracle of Night: The History and Science of Dreams - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSidarta Ribeiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Hahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking history of the human mind told through our experience of dreams--from the earliest accounts to current scientific findings--and their essential role in the formation of who we are and the world we have made. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A resounding case for the mystery, beauty and cognitive importance of dreams.\" \u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What is a dream? Why do we dream? How do our bodies and minds use them? These questions are the starting point for this unprecedented study of the role and significance of this phenomenon. An inves­tigation on a grand scale, it encompasses literature, anthropology, religion, and science, articulating the essential place dreams occupy in human culture and how they functioned as the catalyst that compelled us to transform our earthly habitat into a human world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the earliest cave paintings--where Sidarta Ribeiro locates a key to humankind's first dreams and how they contributed to our capacity to perceive past and future and our ability to conceive of the existence of souls and spirits--to today's cutting-edge scientific research, Ribeiro arrives at revolutionary conclusions about the role of dreams in human existence and evolution. He explores the advances that contempo­rary neuroscience, biochemistry, and psychology have made into the connections between sleep, dreams, and learning. He explains what dreams have taught us about the neural basis of memory and the transfor­mation of memory in recall. And he makes clear that the earliest insight into dreams as oracular has been elucidated by contemporary research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Accessible, authoritative, and fascinating, \u003ci\u003eThe Oracle of Night \u003c\/i\u003egives us a wholly new way to under­stand this most basic of human experiences.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIDARTA RIBEIRO\u003c\/b\u003e is a founder of the Brain Institute at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil, where he is also a professor of neuroscience. He received a PhD in animal behavior from The Rockefeller University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768128143648,"sku":"9781524746902","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/543c1495da9e462fa2d89fbc49dfff7f.webp?v=1780325330","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-oracle-of-night-the-history-and-science-of-dreams-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}