The Role of Dreams in the Evolution of the Human Mind

This paper presents an evolutionary argument for the role of dreams in the development of human cognitive processes. While a theory by Revonsuo (2000) proposes that dreams allow for threat rehearsal and therefore provide an evolutionary advantage, the goal of this paper is to extend this argument by...

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Main Authors: Michael S. Franklin, Michael J. Zyphur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2005-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470490500300106

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