Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Default Mode Network, Waking Hours, Hypnagogia
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As the hypnagogic state (transitional state from wakefulness through early stage 2 sleep) goes on, mental activity becomes more dreamlike. Dreams happen when the brain is most active brain activity is highest in rem sleep, and that is when most of the dream happen. Brain activity is also higher in the final hours of sleep than it is in the earlier hours. Most dreams take place in familiar settings and involve people we know. Bizarre dreams do happen but they are uncommon; however, because they are so striking, they are. Most dreams include negative content females dream equally about male and female characters, while 2/3 of males" dreams are about males. Our experiences and current concerns can shape dream content ex one in ten residents of. Manhattan dreamed about terrorist attacks following september 11: about 50% of our dreams contain content that reflects the experiences of most recent day.