Legado Onírico: Criatividade e Neurociência em Diálogo — A Scholarly Appraisal
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) July 11, 2026 Marleide da Mota Gomes
Dreams serve multiple functions including memory consolidation, emotional regulation, threat simulation, and creative incubation. The book Legado Onírico: Criatividade e Neurociência em Diálogo synthesizes empirical neuroscience with humanistic interpretation, engaging classical theories from Freud and Jung alongside contemporary frameworks like Activation-Synthesis Theory, Threat Simulation Theory, Predictive Processing, and Neuropsychoanalysis. It also incorporates emerging computational models such as the Overfitted Brain Hypothesis, Adversarial Dream Process, and Dream Denoising Model, though these remain speculative analogies. The work uses a fictional protagonist, Lara, and AI-generated illustrations to anchor abstract concepts, aiming for accessibility to both specialists and general readers.