{"id":337,"date":"2023-07-12T07:14:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T07:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muncbiz.com\/insomnia\/?p=337"},"modified":"2023-07-12T07:14:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T07:14:46","slug":"the-strange-science-of-why-we-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muncbiz.com\/insomnia\/?p=337","title":{"rendered":"The Strange Science of Why We Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XK4yjmApcHo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Take the PBS Digital Studios audience survey: https:\/\/to.pbs.org\/2021survey<br \/>\nWe\u2019re on PATREON! Join the community https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/itsokaytobesmart<br \/>\n\u2193\u2193\u2193 More info and sources below \u2193\u2193\u2193<\/p>\n<p>It would be a lot easier to study the science of dreaming if we weren\u2019t asleep every time we did it. Why do we dream? What does dreaming do for our brains? How did dreaming evolve? Here\u2019s a look at the current theories from psychology and neuroscience.<\/p>\n<p>References:<br \/>\nBarrett, D. (2017), Dreams and creative problem-solving. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1406: 64-67. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/nyas.13412<br \/>\nCarlo Cipolli, Roberto Bolzani, Cesare Comoldi, Rossana De Beni, Iino Fagioli, Bizarreness Effect in Dream Recall, Sleep, Volume 16, Issue 2, March 1993, Pages 163\u2013170, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/sleep\/16.2.163<br \/>\nEagleman DM, Vaughn DA (2021). The Defensive Activation Theory: REM Sleep as a Mechanism to Prevent Takeover of the Visual Cortex. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 15:632853. doi: 10.3389\/fnins.2021.632853<br \/>\nEl-Solh, A. A. (2018). Management of nightmares in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder: Current perspectives. Nature and Science of Sleep, 10, 409\u2013420.https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30538593\/<br \/>\nHughes, J. Donald. (2000). Dream Interpretation in Ancient Civilizations. 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Consciousness and Cognition, 14(1), 188\u2013218. https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/15766897\/<br \/>\nvan der Linden, S. The Science Behind Dreaming. Scientific American. July 26, 2011<br \/>\n   Erin J. 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