AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Activation-Synthesis Theory, also called the neural activation theory, is a neurobiological approach to explain why humans have dreams. It states that a dream is the cerebral cortex processing nerve impulses being sent from the body to the brain stem into something that makes sense.

Detailed explanation-2: -The theory proposes that the content of dreams is synthesized in cortical areas, by fitting experiental data to spontaneous activity taking place in deeper areas of the brain during sleep.

Detailed explanation-3: -Activation-Synthesis Theory-Theory that dreaming occurs when the cerebral cortex synthesizes neural signals generated from activity in the lower part of the brains attempts to find logic in random brain activity that occurs during sleep.

Detailed explanation-4: -This model, known as the self-organization theory of dreaming, explains that dreaming is a side effect of brain neural activity as memories are consolidated during sleep.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are three major theories: the psychodynamic theory of dreaming, the physiological theory of dreaming, and the cognitive theory.