Main Theories About Dreams
- Sigmund Freud believed dreams are our latent desires and repressed wishes, which are sometimes symbolic.
- Some scientists believe dreams help us consolidate our memory and are a sort of brain housekeeping.
- Some believe dreams are ancient biological radars, helping us to practice upcoming threats.
- Dreams may help us make new connections by joining together random strings of memories.
- Dreams are also seen as a way to build empathy between people by sharing stories.
- Dreams may be a way to help us regulate our emotions.
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