Evidence of an active role of dreaming in emotional memory processing shows that we dream to forget.
Scientific Reports April 15, 2024 Jing Zhang, Andres Pena, Nicole Delano et al.
Dreaming is a universal human behavior that has inspired searches for meaning across many disciplines including art, psychology, religion, and politics, yet its function remains poorly understood. Given the suggested role of sleep in emotional memory processing, we investigated whether reported overnight dreaming and dream content are associated with sleep-dependent changes in emotional memory...