Check, check, one-chew
Like a dream: Exterminating Angel by Luis Bunuel.
Dreams are so rich and have such an authentic feeling that scientists have long assumed they must have a crucial psychological purpose. To Freud, dreaming provided a playground for the unconscious mind; to Jung, it was a stage where the psyche’s archetypes acted out primal themes. Newer theories hold that dreams help the brain to consolidate emotional memories or to work though current problems, like divorce and work frustrations.
Yet what if the primary purpose of dreaming isn’t psychological at all?
A Dream Interpretation: Tuneups for the Brain in the NYT. It says dreams are just your brain doing a sound check. Naah, I like my interpretation better.
November 17th, 2009 at 22:53
Off-topic; it’s a Philippines Reference Alert. My friend told me that the Philippines was mentioned in Doctor Who special recently. We’re supposed to be a major space power in the future.