THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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Question
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Which theory of sleep suggest that dreams are nothing more than neural bursts and our brain’s attempt to make sense of these bursts through a type of story or dream?
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Physiological function
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Lucid dreaming
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Latent material
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Activation-synthesis
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Restorative
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The main idea behind activation-synthesis theory is that dreams are just the brain’s efforts to make sense out of meaningless patterns of firing in the brain as we sleep.
Detailed explanation-2: -One prominent neurobiological theory of dreaming is the activation-synthesis theory, which states that dreams don’t actually mean anything. They are merely electrical brain impulses that pull random thoughts and imagery from our memories.
Detailed explanation-3: -Physiological theory: regular brain stimulation from REM sleep may help develop and preserve neural pathways.
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