Dream, Daydream, Memory
Theatrical Colloquia December 10, 2025 DOI: 10.35218/tco.2025.15.2.11 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
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| Keywords | Focus optics Childhood memory Process computing Social memory Memory work Sensory memory Human memory Memory errors Cognitive science Cognitive psychology Reconstructive memory Intersection aeronautics Jungian analytical psychology |
| Key findings | The article presents both supporting and skeptical arguments on the hypothesis that dreaming contributes to memory consolidation, focusing on the intersection of dreams, memory, and consciousness. |
Abstract
This article addresses the relationship between dreams and memory and focuses on the hypothesis that the process of dreaming contributes to memory consolidation. To understand this mechanism, the study considers dreams experienced in various stages of sleep and so-called "waking dreams," or reverie. Pro and con arguments, both enthusiastic and skeptical, are presented on the ability of dreams to influence memory and of memory to "dictate" dreams. The focus of this article is on the intersection of dreams, memory, and consciousness, a triad that emerges as a hypothetical fertile ground for the formation and understanding of theatrical dreams.