Sophie Desjardins

Evolutionary function of dreams: A test of the threat simulation theory in recurrent dreams.

Consciousness and Cognition June 1, 2006 Antonio Zadra, Sophie Desjardins, Eric Marcotte

proposed an intriguing and detailed evolutionary theory of dreams which stipulates that the biological function of dreaming is to simulate threatening events and to rehearse threat avoidance behaviors. The goal of the present study was to test this theory using a sample of 212 recurrent dreams that was scored using a slightly expanded version of the DreamThreat rating scale. Six of the eight...