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Do you remember your dreams?
Sophie always remembers her dreams really vividly - but only first thing in the morning and sometimes she remembers last nights dreams when she's getting sleepy the following night. And she always seems to have lots of dreams, that aren't connected
I rarely remember my dreams. I have the sense that I dreamed something, and sometimes vague sensations of weirdness, but other than that, I don't generally remember them. The ones I do remember are apocalypse-y ones, but I read a lot of dystopian future, so that makes sense.
I did a quick google and apparently scientists still don't know why we dream which is interesting. There is a theory that it helps us process memories, like flicking through a filing cabinet to file away the days events. This makes a lot of sense to me. They might also help us understand emotions, practice facing our challenges or expressing our wants. Additionally, many researchers believe that dreaming is essential to mental, emotional, and physical well-being, yet some scientists suggest that dreams serve no real purpose at all.
Sigmund Freud’s theory of dreams suggests that dreams represent unconscious desires, thoughts, wish fulfillment, and motivations. According to Freud, people are driven by repressed and unconscious longings, such as aggressive and sexual instincts. Freud’s theory contributed to the rise and popularity of dream interpretation. While research has failed to demonstrate that the manifest content disguises the psychological significance of a dream, some experts believe that dreams play an important role in processing emotions and stressful experiences.
There's also been a lot of scientific research on brain activity during sleep as well, with researchers creating a rudimentary dream content map that was able to track what people dreamed about in real time using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patterns. The map was then backed up by the dreamers' reports upon waking.
Basically, there's many theories but no real consensus on why we dream.
Sophie always remembers her dreams really vividly - but only first thing in the morning and sometimes she remembers last nights dreams when she's getting sleepy the following night. And she always seems to have lots of dreams, that aren't connected
I rarely remember my dreams. I have the sense that I dreamed something, and sometimes vague sensations of weirdness, but other than that, I don't generally remember them. The ones I do remember are apocalypse-y ones, but I read a lot of dystopian future, so that makes sense.
I did a quick google and apparently scientists still don't know why we dream which is interesting. There is a theory that it helps us process memories, like flicking through a filing cabinet to file away the days events. This makes a lot of sense to me. They might also help us understand emotions, practice facing our challenges or expressing our wants. Additionally, many researchers believe that dreaming is essential to mental, emotional, and physical well-being, yet some scientists suggest that dreams serve no real purpose at all.
Sigmund Freud’s theory of dreams suggests that dreams represent unconscious desires, thoughts, wish fulfillment, and motivations. According to Freud, people are driven by repressed and unconscious longings, such as aggressive and sexual instincts. Freud’s theory contributed to the rise and popularity of dream interpretation. While research has failed to demonstrate that the manifest content disguises the psychological significance of a dream, some experts believe that dreams play an important role in processing emotions and stressful experiences.
There's also been a lot of scientific research on brain activity during sleep as well, with researchers creating a rudimentary dream content map that was able to track what people dreamed about in real time using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patterns. The map was then backed up by the dreamers' reports upon waking.
Basically, there's many theories but no real consensus on why we dream.
