Sleep, Dream and Dream Symbolism in Psychoanalytic Theory

[Atomic Academic]

Physiologists have long wondered at the function of sleep besides it obvious physical recuperative function. The dream state in which the brain experiences a burst of activity in Rapid Eye Movements(REM) shows that sleep is not simply about rest (not, at least, for the brain, if for the body).

 

[Molzahn]

Dreams, which occur during REM, are the minds way of elastically organizing and compiling raw sensory input into palatable conceptual objects. This is why we sometimes wake up knowing the solution to a problem we had not thought of the preceding night - and also why sleep is more important than hitting the books before a test.

Another interesting topic that branches from this is lucid dreaming.

 

[Taylor V. Smith]

When I was younger, I experienced lucid dreams nearly every night. In the last several years, however, I am lucky to even remember whether I dreamed. I wonder why.