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Understanding Our Dreams |
| Section: NATURAL SCIENCE / AT THE EDGE |
| Author: David Foulkes |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1989 |
| Size: 3,077 Words, 19,937 Characters |
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It is banal but true: We are both fascinated and puzzled by our dreams. Where do they come from? What do they mean? Although not a high-priority item on today's scientific agenda, dreaming has become an object of increasing interest in recent years to both neuroscientists and cognitive scientists, who have begun to propound theories that challenge the long-standing hegemony of psychoanalysis.
Natural Science Theories
Physical or biological scientists tend to think that dreaming can be attributed to a peculiar pattern of brain functioning specific to the state of sleep. Nowadays, this view derives not only from a general frame of reference in which aberrant brain states but also from a particular discovery: REM sleep. Named for its accompanying rapid eye movements, REM sleep is ...
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...criteria are hardly surprising, given the diversity of the information available to dream consciousness.
What is remarkable is how smoothly and creatively consciousness works, given the information available to it. The cognitive psychologist would conclude that we are right to be fascinated with our dreams: They are among the most impressive and remarkable things we do with our minds. vbcrlf
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