We all know how bored we get when we are unstimulated while conscious. We will seek out activities to alleviate the condition. If it lasts too long, we might even do things in contrast to our normal nature in order to "fix" the problem of being unstimulated. Some may even commit violence or otherwise act outside of societal norms in order to get that mental jolt. Why can't there be a similar mechanism at work when sleeping?
Maybe dreams can be seen as a life simulation automatically employed to keep the brain active during sleep. Maybe the brain suffers some type of damage if inactive for too long and, not being able to act physically, dreams are a way of dealing with it. Maybe REM sleep is caused by dreams, being the only (or satisfactory) reaction to the dreaming brain, not the other way around.
We know that minds without stimulation become degraded, even to the point of mental illness. There may be no reason to think the phenomenon is restricted to the conscious state.
Maybe dreams can be seen as a life simulation automatically employed to keep the brain active during sleep. Maybe the brain suffers some type of damage if inactive for too long and, not being able to act physically, dreams are a way of dealing with it. Maybe REM sleep is caused by dreams, being the only (or satisfactory) reaction to the dreaming brain, not the other way around.
We know that minds without stimulation become degraded, even to the point of mental illness. There may be no reason to think the phenomenon is restricted to the conscious state.
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