Wheldrake -> RE: Kinky dreams? (3/9/2008 11:14:04 AM)
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ORIGINAL: kramer I heard this theory that relates dreams to the kind of automatic quick response mode that people go into in moments of extreme stress or danger. The theory goes that dreams are often violent because it's a sort of simulation your brain runs to try and come up with the best response for any dangerous scenario. Made a lot of sense to me, as I have lots of dreams with violence in them too, and apparently most adults do, whether they remember it or not. Certainly the most sensible explanation of what dreams really are that I've ever heard. It's an interesting idea, but I have to admit that I'm a bit skeptical. This doesn't explain non-violent dreams, nor does it explain why violent dreams - mine, at least, and those of several people I've spoken to - are often so wildly unrealistic. On the other hand, I can't pretend that I have any better ideas about the function of dreams. I suspect intuitively that they're a result of some neurological process we don't really understand yet - perhaps some essential shuffling of information, analogous to optimising the storage of files in a computer's memory. But that's all a bit vague and arm-wavy.
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