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From: agust@spuxll.UUCP (Agust K Gudmundsson)
Newsgroups: net.sci
Subject: Re: Question (dreams)
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Date: Wed, 11-Jul-84 10:19:08 EDT
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I seem to remember (from psych 101) that the average dream only lasted
between 1-5 seconds.  The dreamer would often think that he/she had been
dreaming for several minutes when awakened.  Maybe a reason for this is
normally the brain is waiting for the peripherals to catch up to it.  As
when you cant write(type) fast enough to keep up with your thoughs.
The mind in dream state is also concentrating only on the dream not on
interpriting any of the info from the sensory organs.   This seems could
be compared to a processor running without having to handle any peripherals
pure proccess and no I/O.  This may also be what happens when it seems
that the mind is working faster (like before an accident ) maybe the mind
suddenly becomes a devoted processor ignoring any of the distractions
like sound or temp. or pain.  This would free the mind to concentrate
on the problem at hand only, least for a short time.
 
O well back to sleep... I mean work.

Icelandic Cowboy
Agust K. G.
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