“The science of dreams”
Trying to unravel the Secrets of the Thoughts: The Scientific findings of Dreams
“The royal road to a knowledge of the comatose activities of the mind is the interpretation of dreams.” Sigmund Freud
Oneirology, the science of dreams, is an incredibly interesting field that analyzes the phenomenon of dreaming from a neurological viewpoint. Researchers have learned so much about the the puzzling realm of dreams by assessing how the brain while we sleep. “Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious,” as the acclaimed psychologist Carl Jung popularly posited.
Dreaming and Sleep Stages
REM sleep, which is defined by rapid eye movement, elevated brain activity, and vivid body sensations, is when most dreams take place. Deep sleep is when thebrain organizes and workflows memories from the
The theory of memory consolidation
Per a to well-known theory, dreams help to cement memories by acclimating and processing the day’s events, possibly eradicating unimportant details in the process. Research attempting to show that brain activity during REM sleep is exactly equivalent to that during waking experiences lends plausibility to this…
