Strengths and Weaknesses of McNamara's Evolutionary Psychological Model of Dreaming:

Evolutionary Psychology

Sandra Olliges¹ 

关键词: McNamara;    costly signaling;    dreaming;    REM;    cooperation;    spirituality;   

DOI  :  10.1177/147470491000800402

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

This article includes a brief overview of McNamara's (2004) evolutionary model of dreaming. The strengths and weaknesses of this model are then evaluated in terms of its consonance with measurable neurological and biological properties of dreaming, its fit within the tenets of evolutionary theories of dreams, and its alignment with evolutionary concepts of cooperation and spirituality. McNamara's model focuses primarily on dreaming that occurs during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep; therefore this article also focuses on REM dreaming.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC