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A three-legged stool needs a stronger third leg

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2013

Ramon Greenberg
Ramon Greenberg*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA 02115. rgreenberg@hms.harvard.edu
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Abstract

Whereas the target article stresses the neurobiology and psychology of dreams, this commentary emphasizes that the role of dreams in emotional integration and adaptation contributes to a fuller understanding of dreaming and memory. The dream presented in the target article is used, within the constraints of space, as a possible example of a broader approach to dream material.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 6 , December 2013 , pp. 620 - 621
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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