I think it as absolutely amazing that our brains and bodies work in the perfect way they do. We have been evolutionarily designed to contain dream blockades in the brain stem to prevent us from acting out our dreams. After reading the studies findings that most dreams contain threatening aspects, where fight or flight responses may be initiated, I feel much better that the brain stem creates blockades that prevent neurons from firing in the muscles in the body. It does not matter where the stimulation comes from, but the fact that neurons are receiving stimulation makes them react in sending signals for creating our reality, and not necessarily related to actual reality itself, which makes illusions like Ames rooms work. The same is true in our dreams, where our dreams are simulations designed to help us become better at survival. I am interested in learning more about REM behavior disorder, and would like to research more about the effect it has on men with Parkinson’s disease, to see if we might be able to create or construct …show more content…
He found that the distinct species dreams were consistent with that animals waking experience. His cats chased dreamed mice and flies, feasted on their flesh, and ran in terror from the snarling dog. The dreams were providing valuable training for the animal to survive in its waking life. If we were to pick up a new hobby, and practice every day for an hour, eventually we would become better at the hobby. I feel that this same technique works with dreams. “Valli and Revonsuo estimate that an average person had 3 REM dreams per night, and about 1200 REM dreams per year” (Gottschall pg. 81). They also estimated that 860 were threatening dreams. This is a lot of practice that we are receiving during the night to prepare us to preform to our peak level during the