Christopher Nolan's film "Inception" has come in number one all three weekends since its release and looks likely to do so again this coming weekend. As a dream researcher, I'm pleased to hear everyone talking about dreams--what they are, what's possible with them. I'm being asked every day which of "Inception's" premises about dreams are true and which are there only in the service of its sci-fi plot. In this column I want to address each of these as fact or fiction:
If you want to read more dream researcher's reactions to "Inception," you can do so at The International Association for the Study of Dream's webpage on the film.
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In a recent article about how the brain works, it was revealed that there is a symbiotic relationship between mitochondria trapped within the cell and the rest of the cell, one that is put back into balance during sleep. Apparently mitochondria produce ATP, which enables animals to metabolize oxygen and to develop much more energy than they would without it, and during sleep the ATP levels are brought back up, which is why we are able to get over being tired and can feel revitalized after sleep.
The ability to use ATP was developed long before animals developed complex brains, so what goes on in our brains during sleep is much more complex than just going into neutral and recharging our energy levels. A brain during sleep is not confined by the same sensory inputs that it is tied to when the body is awake, as a reflection of what we think about and see during sleep will confirm.
Of course the desire to affect other people's dreams, that is a different matter all together, a mental minefield with consequences often well beyond what is expected.
I would be interested in knowing why I dream one person fairly occasionally, but in my dreams that person never speaks to me. They will acknowledge my presence, smile, touch my arm or hug me, but never speak. This is often more puzzling to me than any other thing that occurs in the dream.
but it is safe to say it is a fact ! I do it all the time and I am not the only one !!
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Besides from all the good stuff I have bad experiences when I sleep as well. Night terrors (which I never recall), sleep walking/sleep eating.
Growing up, doctors said I would grow out of this...but although I act like a child sometimes, I am now 33 years old.
"Occasionally people have been successful at whispering to sleepers and having a bit of the content incorporated into dreams. Most attempts at this either wake the dreamer up or don't make it into the dream."
The dreamer either accepts or rejects any attempts to insert anything into their dreams, but for their OWN purposes. They have full control.
Same as hypnotism. The subject will either allow themselves to be hypnotized or will not, for
their OWN purposes.
If allowed, the suggestions during a session will either be accepted or rejected by the subject, again, for their OWN purposes.
No "violation" of the individual will be allowed by the individual unless the individual desires to
use all or part of any type 'insertion' in their dreams for their own purposes.
Good article. Good research going on here.
Much detailed info can be found on dreams if one Googles Jane Roberts.
Thanks for validating her and Seth.