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Recent Developments in the Scientific Study of Dreams

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Recent Developments in the Scientific Study of Dreams

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Most medical experts believed that dreams are produced by the physiological stimulus in the cortical region of the brain dreams are described as physical process without meaning or any connection to the reality (Freud 7 . Despite this opinion , the popularity of dream meanings and symbolism still prevailed for a very long time . As such dreams are treated as made up of elements that generally represent symbols of real event related to the future or personal

experience of the dreamer (Pick and Roper 8 . Although the focus of the modern dream research is to unravel the meaning of every dream but this goal cannot be accurately met because of the relativism on the analogical interpretation of every aspect of a dream (Reed 14 . Despite the unique and personal nature of dreams , scientific analysis and interpretation is possible through the advancement and integration of various disciplines such as psychology , neuroscience , and other cognitive sciences (Hobson Pace-Schott , and Stickgold 2 . For instance , cognitive neuroscience is now capable of producing neuroimaging data for cognition studies (Franklin and Zyphur 60 . Furthermore , data on neuroimaging can now be utilized to differentiate lower-level sensory from higher-level perceptions (Franklin and Zyphur 61 . Hence , the scientific approach on dream studies grounded on scientific data and theories and free from any form of bias and subjectivity is possible (Hobson , Pace-Schott , and Stickgold 10 . Likewise , since the current technology is still insufficient to unravel the underpinning physiological construct...

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