The brain as a dream state generator: An activation-synthesis hypothesis of the dream process
Hobson and McCarley, American Journal of Psychiatry 134(12), 1977, 1335-1348. Proposes dreaming is physiologically determined by brainstem mechanisms; forebrain activation; sensorimotor activation may shape imagery; the forebrain synthesises activated information by comparing it with stored memory.
Hobson and McCarley, American Journal of Psychiatry 134(12), 1977, 1335-1348. Proposes dreaming is physiologically determined by brainstem mechanisms; forebrain activation; sensorimotor activation may shape imagery; the forebrain synthesises activated information by comparing it with stored memory.
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Hobson, J. A., & McCarley, R. W. (1977). The brain as a dream state generator: An activation-synthesis hypothesis of the dream process. American Journal of Psychiatry, 134(12), 1335-1348. doi:10.1176/ajp.134.12.1335 https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.12.1335