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The ancient art of memory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2013

Allan Hobson
Allan Hobson*
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Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02130. allan_hobson@hms.harvard.edu http://www.dreamstage-museum.net/allanhobson/index.html
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Abstract

Revision of Freud's theory requires a new way of seeking dream meaning. With the idea of elaborative encoding, Sue Llewellyn has provided a method of dream interpretation that takes into account both modern sleep science and the ancient art of memory. Her synthesis is elegant and compelling. But is her hypothesis testable?

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 6 , December 2013 , pp. 621
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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