



I. Storing Dream Images



fMRI scan
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II. Predicting, Recording the Dreams 



fMRI dream database
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Sources: Science [abstract], BBC News

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By eagle470 on 4/7/2013 9:42:08 AM , Rating: 4

So how does my dream about my guiding a train of refugees while we are being hunted by people riding panthers and I'm using cooking spices to hold them at bay relate to the real world?

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Or hormonal teenagers.

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By geddarkstorm on 4/7/2013 12:40:47 PM , Rating: 2
When you sleep, it's been found in rodent studies that the brain will reactivate in a similar order the neurons you used while you were awake to do important tasks or process important information. For example, the location responsive neurons tracked while a rat is running a maze will reactive in the same procession while a rodent is asleep, as if it were running the maze again. It's probably part of memory consolidation, or the system playing "safetly" (since it's decoupled from your motor system while you sleep) with different pathways.

This study -trained- its subjects brains on a set of images, and then recorded the same areas of the brain being active while they slept. In short.. this study kinda cheated. They were guaranteed their study participants would likely be evaluating that information in their sleep, and so it was more a test of the detection equipment than "listening in on sleep".

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oops, misread the title.

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By ppardee on 4/8/2013 3:48:51 PM , Rating: 2
I find it interesting that you used the phrase "at bay" when talking about defending yourself with cooking spices.

You could have peppered the panther perched people, but you decided to hold them at "bay". Bay leaves are used in killing jars. While the overt meaning of the sentence implies that you didn't want to harm them, the fact that you choice such a deadly spice to describe your action hints and your hostility towards your pursuers. Also, the passive aggressive behavior described above suggests that you are trying to hide your hostility from everyone around you. The fact that you are the leader of an outcast group speaks volumes as well. And finally, using spices (and specifically calling them out as COOKING spices, as if there are other types) as your chosen weapon suggests that your masculinity is overshadowed by your feminine side (cooking is generally seen as a woman's activity in our culture).

Clearly, the meaning behind this is that you're gay and in denial.

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