Has anyone scratched the surface of Cognitive Neuroscience, or Carl Jung's theory of dreams.

I don't have a background with psychology.  The closest I came to it was a college course many years ago "Understanding Human Personalities" most of which I forgot.  My one takeaway I can remember is a phrase called "defence mechanisms". Today it's called Masking.  As a newby to this site I'm curious to know if anyone has perused these -- or related topics with reference to ASD or has followed research results furthering its understanding. I've probably lifted the lid of a basket swarming with replies eager to escape!  

Cognitive science studies how the brain is organized, including thought processes and learning. I think CS studies are more applicable to our group rather than Neuroscience that studies the nervous system, including the brain, neurons, and cellular processes.

Dreams --- I am told --- interplay with our consciousness which may possibly have an effect on our ASD perceptions which is why I thought of Carl Jung (ref: Dreams in Jungian Analysis (jungian-confrerie.com) of which reams of information have been written.

I quietly tip toe out of this query seeking shelter from a deluge of responses.:-)