Post-Freudian dream theory.

From: Skeptical Inquirer | Date: January 1, 1996| Author: Gardner, Martin | Copyright information

The discovery of Rapid Eye Movements as a characteristic of the state of deep sleep has produced more plausible theories for dreaming than were provided by Freudian and Jungian theory. One theory by Evans Hobson posits that dreams are the brain's means of processing memory by eliminating useless information. Thus, the content of dreams is not deeply symbolic or embodiments of unconscious wishes, but mere fragments of old memories, the day's events, and hopes and fears.

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