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REM sleep: Pilot Light of the Mind

Freud – dreams are a fulfillment of wishes we repress when we are awake because they are immoral

Vertes – dreams keep us alive. They function as a ‘pilot’ light to keep the brain from slipping into a coma during sleep. Victims of SIDS and ONDS likely have REM sleep deficiencies

Hobson and McCarley – dreams are a result of random activation of parts of the brain without being able to carry out the actions. The brain stem cuts off the rest of the body from the brain during REM sleep so that we don’t act out our dreams during sleep.

Winson – dreams are replays of activities and help us to learn

Crick and Mitchison – dreams are a process in which we forget unwanted content

posted by 미카 @ 7:56 AM