Sleep and Dreaming: The reinterpretation of dreams: An evolutionary hypothesis of the function of dreaming

By Antti Revonsuo. 2003

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9 Perceiving Animacy and Intentionality: Visual Processing or Higher-Level Judgment? (2013, background): “Visual processing of animacy p. 17 the most commonly remembered dreams even in today's world is that we are being chased; e.g. Garfield, 2001; Revonsuo, 2000.)”
Cognitive flexibility across the sleep-wake cycle: REM-sleep enhancement of anagram problem solving. (2002, result): “While some the overall performance following REM awakenings would authors have argued against the concept of such fluid be greater than that from NREM and WAKE test sessions thinking during REM [31], these data support the hypoth- due to the lack of aminergic dominance and the increases esis that RE”
The philosophy of dreaming and self-consciousness: What happens to the experiential subject during the dream state? (2007, background): “…phenomenon of out-of-body-experiences, in which subjects have the strong impression of having left their physical bodies, Finnish philosopher Antti Revonsuo coined the concept of an “out-of-the-brain-experience,” generated effortlessly and continuously deep inside the brain (Revonsuo 2000a, p. 65).”
The science of mind wandering: empirically navigating the stream of consciousness. (2015, background): “In both cases, it is plausible that this negative content is useful by encouraging the simulation of, and thereby preparedness for, potential threats (Revonsuo 2000).”
When Worries Make you Sick: A Review of Perseverative Cognition, the Default Stress Response and Somatic Health (2010, background): “Moreover, one proposed function of dreaming is that stressors are repeatedly mentally simulated to enhance the perception of threat during waking (Revonsuo, 2000; Valli et al., 2005).”
The Typical Dreams of Canadian University Students (2003, background): “For example, the chase/pursuit theme may have such a widespread occurrence because it has had a proven survival advantage, i.e., virtual, ﬁrst-person practice in escaping predators (Revonsuo, 2000).”