Psych 1101 Chapter 3 Consciouness - PUNK ROCK PSYCHOLOGY

What’s The Meaning of Dreams?Depends Who You Ask?• Physiological Function of Dreams: periodic brainactivity associated with R.E.M. sleep gives the brainneeded activity to make neural connections. Alsohelps facilitate memory.• Activation-Synthesis Theory: dreams are result ofbrain’s attempt to make sense of random neuralactivity. Visual cortex among other areas like theLimbic System are active during R.E.M. sleep. Mindalways tries to make sense of stimuli.