IN HIS new book Dream Life: An experimental memoir, psychiatrist and dream researcher J. Allan Hobson looks back on his life and puts forward his dream theory of protoconsciousness.
Why did you choose to write an “experimental memoir”?
I think it’s interesting to consider both autobiographical details and biological phenomena. Since my life’s work has been of that nature, I wanted to emphasise the importance of both.
What is your dream theory of protoconsciousness?
In 2008 I was preparing a lecture and I realised I was still thinking of dreaming as an unconscious mental process, and that that was wrong.…
