A short concise presentation on dreams-why we dream, types of dreams, history of dream research. for more details or questions contact, thasneemchalil@gmail.com

1. Presented By Thasneem
Dreams : Bridging Ancient Beliefs
and Modern Science

2. DREAMS

3. CONTENS

4. Ancient Civilizations:
Mystical Meanings
The Middle Ages:
Symbolism in
Dreams
20th Century:
Scientific
Exploration Begins
Sigmund Freud: The
Birth of
Psychoanalysis
The Renaissance:
Psychological
Shift

5. Ancient Civilizations: Mystical Meanings
 Ancient Egyptians believed that dreams were a
means through which the gods communicated with
individuals
 Dream dictionaries, such as the "Liber de Somniis"
attributed to Artemidorus, linked dream symbols to
specific messages from the divine.
Ankh Symbol
The Scarab Beatle
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6.  Morpheus, the god of dreams
was believed to shape and
deliver dreams to mortals.
Philosophers such as Plato
believed in the dream-soul
theory:
Morpheus
God Of Dreams
Ancient Civilizations: Greeks
Interpretations
Plato
“soul is temporarily freed from
the constraints of the body, it
travels places and engages in a
form of communication with the
divine realm.”
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7. 20th Century: Scientific
Exploration Begins
 Researchers like Alfred Maury and Marie-
Jean-Léon Fournier delved into the physiology
of dreaming, studying brain activity during
sleep.
 They began using tools like EEGs to monitor
brain activity during different stages of sleep.
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8. Types Of Dreams
 Recurring dreams
 Epic dreams
 False awakening
 Lucid Dreams
 Nightmares
 Daydreams
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9. REASONS WHY WE
DREAM

10. Reasons Why We Dream
Dream to Fulfill Our Wishes: Freud’s
Wish Fulfillment theory
Dream to Solve Problems
Dream to Rehearse: Primitive Instinct
Rehearsal Theory
Dream to Remember
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11. Conclusion
While ancient civilizations sought divine
guidance, modern research uses neuroscience
to understand the mysteries of our
subconscious mind.
The journey continues as researchers strive to
unlock the secrets of this captivating aspect of
the human experience.

12. Bibliography:
1. Artemidorus. (2011). The Interpretation of Dreams.
Oxford University Press.
2. Aserinsky, E., & Kleitman, N. (1953). Regularly
occurring periods of eye motility, and concomitant
phenomena, during sleep. Science, 118(3062), 273-
274.
3. Freud, S. (1899). The Interpretation of Dreams.
Basic Books.
4. Fournier, M. J. L. (1887). Le Sommeil et Les Rêves.
G. Masson.
5. Grimm, J. (1883). Teutonic Mythology (Vol. 4).
London: George Bell and Sons.
6. Maury, A. (1861). Des Hallucinations
Hypnagogiques Et De Leur Rapport Avec Le
Sommeil Pathologique. Baillière.
7. Wilson, M. A. (2010). The task of the hippocampus:
contextual memory and animal navigation. The
Journal of Physiology, 588(21), 3819-3830.

13. THANK YOU