tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704434045667351907.post8226684075675995080..comments2024-03-26T22:09:26.232-07:00Comments on Observed Impulse: Is Dreaming Similar to a Lobotomized State?Dr. Jared Edward Reserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11782292533080824158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704434045667351907.post-16657867441222577742011-01-26T14:06:01.861-08:002011-01-26T14:06:01.861-08:00Very cool story about the dream, I can see the &qu...Very cool story about the dream, I can see the "struggle for dominance." I like the way you posed your final question too. I don't know if there are any specific "dream areas" but many things change in the brain during sleep including neurotransmitter levels, melatonin level and frequency of rythmic oscillation. To answer your question we should find out more about narcolepsy, a very nebulous disorder marked by sporadic episodes of falling asleep.Dr. Jared Edward Reserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782292533080824158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704434045667351907.post-46809233577688530192011-01-25T16:46:33.291-08:002011-01-25T16:46:33.291-08:00Interesting hypothesis. It makes sense. About six ...Interesting hypothesis. It makes sense. About six months ago, I dreamed that I won a huge lottery, 128 million. For a while, I experienced the thrill and excitement of winning such an enormous amount of money but at some point, became suspicious and woke up in the dream. I said to the person who was with me in the dream, "I know this is only a dream. I'd prefer not to be disappointed when I get out of bed tomorrow morning, so I'm going to wake up now." I was aware of waking up, of being in my bed. I knew I was awake but the dream wasn't over. I attempted to "turn off" the dream two more times until finally, thoroughly annoyed, I physically got out of bed to force the issue.<br /><br />This experience was strange since the two areas were clearly at odds and struggling for dominance. Makes me wonder how much of a part the dreaming areas of the brain play in waking imagination and creativity. While we know severing the PFC from the rest of the brain impairs cognitive functioning, what mechanism prohibits the dream state from overtaking the functions of the prefrontal cortex during the waking state?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com