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From Freudās idea of wish fulfilment to the Activation-Synthesis model, threat simulation, continuity, and memory consolidationādreams have been explained in remarkably different ways.
Maybe dreaming isnāt about one single purpose. Maybe itās the brain doing several things at once: processing experiences, emotions, memories, and neural activity while we sleep.
So the next time you wake up wondering āWhy did I just dream that?ā ā your brain might have a few answers. š
Swipe through to explore the major theories of dreaming.
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