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Suggested Readings

Dennett. D. (1991). Consciousness explained. New York: Little Brown. One of the acknowledged “classics” in the recently resurgent study of consciousness. A difficult but fascinating account of the issues.

Empson, J. (1990). Sleep and dreaming. Winchester, MA: Faber & Faber. The author presents research on sleep and dreaming for the general reader. The book explains what scientists have learned about the experience of sleep and dreaming and the various types of sleep disorders.

Flannigan, O. (1994). Consciousness reconsidered. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Written by a philosopher, this book discusses many of the most perplexing aspects of consciousness, yet manages to convey the essence of the often-obscure philosophical approach to consciousness.

Hilgard, E. R. (1994). Neodissociation theory. In S. J. Lynn & J. W. Rhue (Eds.), Dissociation: Clinical and theoretical perspectives (pp. 32–51). New York: Guilford Press. A brief but highly readable account of neodissociative models of hypnosis.

Julien, R. M. (1995). A primer of drug action (7th ed.). San Francisco: Freeman. Up-to-date information on the actions and side effects of drugs that affect the central nervous system. The author covers a wide variety of drugs, including alcohol, opiates, and psychedelics.

Lynn, S. J., & Rhue, J. W. (Eds.), Dissociation: Clinical and theoretical perspectives (pp. 32–51). New York: Guilford Press. Written for a more professionally oriented audience, this book discusses some clinical implications of dissociation.

Moorcroft, W. H. (1993). Sleep, dreaming, and sleep disorders: An introduction (2nd ed.). Landham, MD: University Press of America. An introduction to the current knowledge and theories about sleep, dreaming, and sleep disorders. It also discusses the speculation surrounding dream theories and provides a particularly good section on the activation-synthesis hypothesis.

Penrose, R. (1994). Shadows of the mind: A search for the missing science of consciousness. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Penrose is a mathematician by training, so he brings an unusual and refreshing perspective to the discussions of consciousness.

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