THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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sensory cortex
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limbic system
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frontal lobes
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pineal gland
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Detailed explanation-1: -The amygdala, an almond-shaped structure involved in processing emotions, becomes increasingly active during REM sleep.
Detailed explanation-2: -The limbic system in the mid-brain deals with emotions in both waking and dreaming and includes the amygdala, which is mostly associated with fear and is especially active during dreams.
Detailed explanation-3: -The limbic system is also known to be active in REM sleep. In addition, during REM sleep limbic structures are active as a part of a closed-loop system, disengaged from overt behavioral mechanisms. This system would make possible the realistic rehearsal of threatening situations without active bodily responses.
Detailed explanation-4: -Subjects awakened from REM sleep recall elaborate, vivid, hallucinogenic and emotional dreams, whereas subjects awakened during non-REM sleep report fewer dreams, which, when they occur, are more conceptual, less vivid and less emotion-laden.