The reinterpretation of dreams: an evolutionary hypothesis of the function of dreaming, Antti Revonsuo's 2000 target article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, proposes the threat-simulation theory: that dreaming evolved as rehearsal for responding to danger, which predicts the prevalence of chase and threat dreams without assigning them symbolic content. Its strength is publication in a journal whose format pairs the target article with published peer commentary, so its reception is part of the public record. Its limit is that the threat-simulation hypothesis remains one contested account of dreaming's function among several in the field, not settled consensus.
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Antti Revonsuo's 2000 target article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, the top tier reflecting publication in a journal whose format pairs the article with published peer commentary, making its reception part of the public record. Its limit is that the threat-simulation hypothesis remains one contested account of dreaming's function among several in the field, not settled consensus. NotesThe threat-simulation hypothesis: that dreaming is an evolved rehearsal of responses to danger. Cited because it predicts the prevalence of chase and threat dreams without attributing any symbolic content to them, which is the standing alternative to the interpretive reading.
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AuthorAntti Revonsuo
PublisherBehavioral and Brain Sciences 23(6), 877-901
Publication Year2000
URLhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X00004015
Source Typepeer-reviewed article
Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
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- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Dream Symbols, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
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