Argumentative Essay About Dreams

Have you ever wondered why we dream? In the medical world, dreams cause great controversy between medical professionals. Those who study dreams study them to determine if there are medical reasons for them, or if they are just meaningless parts of the brain’s functions. There are differing opinions on what our dreams mean. Dreams could have to do with how we feel that day, or they could be just random videos that have no connection to our lives. (“Facts About Dreaming”) Our brains are very active when we sleep, especially during the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) stage, and dreams may occur because of this. REM, Rapid Eye Movement, was conceived by a graduate student at the University of Chicago, Eugene Aserinsky, and his professor Nathaniel Kleitman, in 1953 during sleep experiments. REM privation is where someone doesn’t get to dream. The consequences of REM privation were discovered by William C. Dement, PhD, MD in 1960 during an experiment. He woke his subjects up right when they started dreaming and he found that they had more anxiety and tension, and they were very irritable. He also found that they had difficulty concentrating, they started having more negative feelings and some even started hallucinating. Dreaming is a very important part of our everyday lives. …show more content…
It goes through and gets rid of the memories you don’t need, stores the ones you do in the correct places, and it helps us adjust our thoughts to what we consider important and what’s not. (“Why Do We Dream?”) This could be why we dream about certain things some nights. Our bodies try their best to stay asleep while we’re sleeping, so when noises or smells are around us, our bodies might put them in our dreams. (“6 Things That Influence Our Dreams”)This effects us a great deal. What happens if your alarm clock was going off, and your body just put the noise in your dream, and you woke up late for whatever it was? I know I would definitely be