Vision and Scientific Approach

As an example, consider a dream in which you are being chased but feel that you cannot run away. According to the activation - synthesis theory, this might reflect the forebrain's attempt to explain the failure of signals from the motor areas of the brain to stimulate limb movements during the paralysis that accompanies REM sleep paralysis produce by activity in the brainstem. During REM sleep, the pons generates neural impulses that activate the random regions of the cerebral cortex that controls leg and arms movements. Because your limbs are paralyzed during REM sleep, you might synthesize the cortical arousal and limb paralysis into a dream about running in place without being able to move or stop.

Diagnostic Dream

Part of a significant cerebral pattern, demonstrating the brain's ability to sense illness and to provide dream - encoded warnings long before recognizable symptoms appear. The brain's outer layer of active cells, registered the minutest deviation from the normal conditions in the body. the cell of this band are acutely sensitive and specially at night when distractions are at a minimum, might pick-up minute physiological changes that would otherwise go unnoticed. Example, In a dream your body was immobilized by a strangling snake - might develop a serious spinal tumor that threatened to leave your body completely paralyzed.