Monday, June 20, 2011

Dreams- that i don't remember, vivid dreams but poor recall

I get lot of dreams.
good and Bad
During anxious times , the bad one's outnumber the good.

There are dreams which have made a practical impact on me, which  have influenced my thought life, there are others, which howsoever , hard i try, i don't seem to remember, just a vague memory of them.
I was able to get the reasons for them.

It seems a hormone called epinephrine and two  regions of brain play important role in this.
The regions are
-dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a brain region that facilitates memory
and the cerebral cortex- 
 plays a key role in memory, thought, language and consciousness.

Presence of Epinephrine in cerebral cortex has been found to be memory enhancing
and thinking and rethinking thoughts activates DLPFC.

Thats a good reminder of the fact that how good reminding stimulates brain activity , thus shaping long term memories.

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