Psychology / Unit 3 Psych 0327 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Activation-Synthesis Theory
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The idea
Activation-synthesis theory holds that dreams are the cortex's attempt to make a coherent story from random brainstem activity during REM.
In practice
Sudden scene changes in a dream are explained as new bursts of activation being folded into the narrative in progress.
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