Why Do We Dream?
What are dreams and why do we have them? Dreams are nearly universal, but often bizarre. This makes us believe they must serve a purpose, but the weirdness shrouds that purpose in mystery. Since ancient times, people have been trying to make sense of dreams, and there a several current theories on the table:
- Dreams may integrate new experiences and incorporate new memories. In other words, they help our brains make connections to real life while it’s offline. Read: What Is Dreaming and What Does It Tell Us about Memory?
- Dreams may really be a brain bookmark for our eyes. Read: Why Do We Dream? A New Theory On How It Protects Our Brains.
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this article was suggested by @profmag and it was good and I’m inclosing a link https://aeon.co/essays/in-sleep-the-body-is-a-channel-to-communicate-with-the-dreaming-mind
I was thinking of using some of the ideas in this article for Stephon’s dream treatments. What do you think?
The first article is very descriptive and interesting, the second is also really cool with some stuff about why dream is because our visual cortez
is defending its turf. That was odd my comment posted its self without me clicking the button.
https://www.healthline.com/health/why-do-we-dream