Higher Psychology: Sleep and Dreams Biological Processes
From Enlightened by L Crichton
May 12, 2026 · 26 min · Season 12 · Episode 1
About this episode
This episode explores the biological processes related to sleep and dreams in the context of Higher Psychology.
This episode covers biological processes relating to sleep and dreams as needed for studying Higher Psychology, which include:— the role of the brain in sleep— circadian rhythms— non-REM and REM sleep and dreaming— Oswald’s (1966) Restoration theory of sleep — Activation Synthesis Theory We also talk through how to answer explain, analyse and evaluate questions in relation to this topic.
People in this episode
Host: L Crichton
Topics covered
- biological processes
- sleep
- dreams
- Higher Psychology
- circadian rhythms
- REM sleep
- non-REM sleep
Keywords
- sleep
- dreams
- biological processes
- circadian rhythms
- REM sleep
- non-REM sleep
- Higher Psychology
- Restoration theory
- Activation Synthesis Theory
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Oswald’s (1966) Restoration theory of sleep, Activation Synthesis Theory
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