Eze Chukwuemeka O
Neurology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (AEFUTHA), Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Intern Emerg Med. 2025 Jun;20(4):985-990. doi: 10.1007/s11739-024-03849-4. Epub 2025 Jan 6.
Dream is a mental activity that occurs during sleep. Its interpretation is common practice in many African cultures and this role is vested in unqualified persons, such as diviners, priests, and healers. Their unprofessional activities have led to dangerous consequences, such as anxiety, depression, loss of material possessions, bodily harm, family, or community conflicts, or even death. This review manuscript sought to unravel the mystery of dreams from a scientific perspective to educate the scientific community, especially in the developing world. This review manuscript unraveled the enigma of dreams by delving into the mechanisms underlying their occurrence, exploring the brain processes that shape their content, discussing different types of dreams, and examining the potential scientific basis for interpreting their significance. The scientific study of dreams and their interpretation has provided fascinating insights into the neural processes, cognitive functions, and emotional dimensions of this intriguing phenomenon.
梦是睡眠期间发生的一种心理活动。在许多非洲文化中，解梦是一种常见的做法，而解梦的角色由不合格的人承担，比如占卜者、牧师和治疗师。他们的非专业活动导致了危险后果，如焦虑、抑郁、物质财产损失、身体伤害、家庭或社区冲突，甚至死亡。这篇综述手稿试图从科学角度解开梦的谜团，以教育科学界，尤其是发展中世界的科学界。这篇综述手稿通过深入研究梦发生的机制、探索塑造梦内容的大脑过程、讨论不同类型的梦以及研究解读梦的意义的潜在科学依据，解开了梦的谜团。对梦及其解读的科学研究为这一有趣现象的神经过程、认知功能和情感维度提供了引人入胜的见解。
