What is Dreaming?

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Im guessing you recently watched Inception. If not, you should, it was a good one.

As for what dreams are...im sorry I am not informed enough to have a single combined view after hearing several different theories.
 
Like the previous poster said there are several different theories regarding the purpose/meaning of dreams. It seems as if most of the research has focused on the pattern or areas of brain activity during REM sleep and dreaming.

Here is a fairly recent article from Nature:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19794431
 
thanks for the article. and yes, I did just watch inception. in fact, I went to the midnight show. I was against it at first, but I realized that being delirious at 2 AM would only add to the magnificence of the show.
 
Neuron14 said:
Like the previous poster said there are several different theories regarding the purpose/meaning of dreams. It seems as if most of the research has focused on the pattern or areas of brain activity during REM sleep and dreaming.

Here is a fairly recent article from Nature:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19794431
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I was about to suggest the same article. It's a really good one. Marc Solms has written a good book (at least I heard it's good) on the subject too, although his Freudianesque interpretation isn't for everyone (I've heard).
 
The brains nightly/daily, much needed vacation. Don't trust these MDs. Trust me. I have a BA in psychology. 😀
 
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