Science and psychology fans will learn about some theories on why we dream - something to think about the next time you’re dreaming about being a billionaire!

I have taught science to students from elementary to University for over 15 years.

Select References:
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Barrett (2017). Dreams and creative problem-solving. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
El-Solh (2018). Management of nightmares in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder: current perspectives. Nature and Science of Sleep
Káli and Dayan (2004). Off-line replay maintains declarative memories in a model of hippocampal-neocortical interactions. Nature Neuroscience
Valli et al. (2005). The threat simulation theory of the evolutionary function of dreaming: Evidence from dreams of traumatized children. Consciousness and Cognition
Wamsley et al. (2010). Cognitive Replay of Visuomotor Learning at Sleep Onset: Temporal Dynamics and Relationship to Task Performance. Sleep