Why+do+people+dream?


 * __WHY DO PEOPLE DREAM?__**

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Well, people don’t really know for sure exactly why people dream. There are a number of theories that could be possible. One that stands out is the problem-solving function theory. This conspiracy was developed because the theorists thought that if the human dreaming cannot solve their problems awake or in the real world, they dream about their problems. Although none of the theories are certified to be considered the ‘truth’, we still know how we dream. When humans dream, they unnoticeably experience a series of stages. While sleeping, the stage that visualizes your dreams is called REM. REM was discovered in 1953. REM is the dreaming stage of sleeping, and is short for ‘rapid eye movement.’ The functions of REM are still being uncovered, as many people think REM is the only stage where you dream. When experiencing REM, you will dream an average of 4-6 times per night. More recently, dream theorists have discovered that we may be dreaming after the REM stage. This is because in the last few hours of your sleep, your body and mind starts to activate (wake up). This allows your brain to freely imagine, like in the REM stage. There are three possible conditions that could activate dreams. One of the conditions is an adequate level of brain activation (kind of like when you drive a car, you have to maintain an adequate speed to stay under the speed limit). There are endless possibilities to why we dream, but we do know how we experience the dreaming stage of sleeping.

Luke Evans 8.3 February 21st, 2012

My sources: http://www2.ucsc.edu/dreams/FAQ/index.html - G. William Domhoff http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/171188/dream - Rosalind D. Cartwright, Wilse B. Webb = =

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