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The Science and Art of Dreaming is a non-fiction book that presents the neuroscience and psychology of dreaming. Each chapter begins with the presentation and discussion of a relevant dream and original artwork depicting the dream.

The book has been written by British research psychologist and dream researcher Mark Blagrove, who specializes in the study of sleep and dreams,  and British artist, academic and researcher, Julia Lockheart.

Summary
The Science and Art of Dreaming examines the neuroscience and psychology of dreaming. It also looks at lucid dreams, and the 20th-century cultural movement of Surrealism.

Following on from the authors' science and art collaboration, DreamsID, each chapter begins with the presentation of a relevant dream and discussion between the dreamer and Blagrove, and original artwork depicting the dream, which was painted "live" by Lockheart as the discussion progressed.

Blagrove and Lockheart also provide evidence that "[t]he sharing of dreams leads to increased empathy towards the dreamer from those with whom the dream is shared." This line of inquiry was first considered as a result of dream sharing in the DreamsID collaboration.

Interviews
Blagrove and Lockheart were interviewed by Katherine Bell for KSQD Community Radio on 25 March 2023. They were also interviewed by Adam Walton on BBC Radio Wales's Science Cafe on 6 June 2023.

In an August 2023 article for Wales Online by Lydia Stephens, Blagrove advised against last-minute, all night study sessions before exams, reporting that research he conducted "found that those who went to sleep after they learnt something had a better memory of it when tested." Asked about why people dream, "Blagrove believes our dreams actually have very little impact on our brains and self, and are instead there to form a bonding ritual of people we tell them to. They are works of fiction that we tell ourselves, then tell others. They are stories." Again, Blagrove provided evidence from research to support his theory. On the subject of nightmares, he believes that "nightmares could be a way of your brain trying to overcome the fears in your life as well as the obstacles and stresses you are facing." He reported that only around 20% of people ever have lucid dreams – dreams in which they are aware they are dreaming, sometimes with some control over the dream characters, narrative and environment. Blagrove reported that research had shown that with the use of certain pre-sleep routines, lucid dreams could be induced in as many as 50% of subjects tested. He also briefly explained two other rare phenomena: sleep paralysis – the inability to move one's body when awakening or falling asleep – and false awakening – a convincing dream that one has woken up, when one is actually still asleep.