Mark Blagrove

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Blagrove, Mark; Lockheart, Julia (10 February 2023). The Science and Art of Dreaming. Routledge. ISBN   978-0367479961 (Hardcover), ISBN   978-0367479947 (Paperback) [49]

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Blagrove has authored or co-authored over 50 academic and research papers, published in peer reviewed scientific journals, during his career: [1] [6] [50] [51]

Mark Thomas Blagrove
Professor Mark Blagrove, Swansea University, UK.jpg
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Professor of Psychology;
Director of the Swansea University Sleep Laboratory
Academic background
Education The Windsor Boys' School;
MA, Natural Sciences, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University;
PhD, Brunel University London
Thesis The narrative of dream reports  (1989)
Doctoral advisorKuper, A; Hudson, L; Wright, M
Articles in journals
  • Blagrove, M.; Bell, E.; Wilkinson, A. (2010). "Association of lucid dreaming frequency with Stroop task performance". Dreaming . 20 (4): 280–287. doi:10.1037/a0020881.

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