What is a dream?
The "Modern Chinese Dictionary" defines it as: "A dream is a representational activity in the brain caused by some part of the brain's matter that has not completely stopped functioning during sleep."
The "Concise Biological Dictionary" defines it as: "A dream is a physiological phenomenon that occurs in the process of sleep, characterized by complex, fragmented, and sometimes chaotic mental activity."
The "Concise Encyclopaedia Britannica" defines it as: "A dream is a representational activity that appears in the brain after falling asleep. Different understandings of the nature of dreams exist, viewing them as reflections of reality, sources of foresight, spiritual senses of healing, or as a waking state, or subconscious activity."
Psychologists believe that a dream is the disguised fulfillment of a repressed wish.
Writers believe that a dream is the source of creativity.
