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Professor Mark Blagrove is a Professor of Psychology at Swansea University, affiliated with the School of Psychology within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science. He leads research in sleep and dreaming, focusing on their functions, memory consolidation, and sensory processing sensitivity. His work integrates laboratory-based studies (e.g., Swansea University Sleep Laboratory) with participant-reported dream analysis.
Education includes an MA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, a PhD in Psychology from Brunel University, and a Graduate Certificate in Humanistic and Psychodynamic Counselling from Goldsmiths, University of London. His research explores topics such as the dream-lag effect, REM sleep specificity, and the role of dream-sharing in empathy.
Teaching modules include Biological Psychology and Sleep and Dreaming, emphasizing the biological and cognitive foundations of behavior. He collaborates internationally on projects like the Dreams Illustrated and Discussed public engagement initiative, combining art and science to explore dream content and its waking-life connections.
Professor Blagrove supervises PhD students in areas like lucid dreaming, sensory processing sensitivity, and sleep’s impact on memory. His authored book The Science and Art of Dreaming (2023) synthesizes experimental and theoretical perspectives on dreaming.
