What is Dreaming?

[indya]

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I know it isn't neccesarily medically relevant, but what are dreams? Is there much research being done on this topic?

 

[rockydoc]

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.

 

[Neuron14]

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

 

[indya]

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.

 

[bluntdissector]

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

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).

 

[bluntdissector]

I'd also check out this site.

 

[ILikeDrugs]

The brains nightly/daily, much needed vacation. Don't trust these MDs. Trust me. I have a BA in psychology. 😀