Mechanics of Dreaming
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https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v12i3.4462Keywords:
Dream, nREM, REM, lucid dreaming, nightmare, deja vuAbstract
This study provides an introduction to the science of dreams. Various neuroscientific processes that create lucid imagery in the human mind are used to explain dreaming. Scientists propose that neurological non-rapid and rapid eye movement cycles aid in sleeping, but these cycles explain little of the dream experience. Thus, scholars propose multiple theories to explain the act of dreaming and the content of dreams, but no universally accepted theory exists. To address this research gap, the merging of neuroscientific and philosophical theories of dreaming has been presented to organize them for the benefit of the literature.
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