Comments on: A Passing Sunshine http://www.songless.com/blog/2007/09/01/a-passing-sunshine/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:00:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: cariset http://www.songless.com/blog/2007/09/01/a-passing-sunshine/#comment-13 cariset Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:14:26 +0000 http://www.songless.com/blog/2007/09/01/a-passing-sunshine/#comment-13 I think the following line of speculation has diverged enough from reality that it's more of a seed for fiction, but... What if memory were a process, and dreams were the means by which the mind chose and reinforced itself? Deprivation of sleep would lead to loss of self, and "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0851578/" rel="nofollow">Paprika</a>" style viewing could allow for nuanced analysis and surgical alteration. I think the following line of speculation has diverged enough from reality that it’s more of a seed for fiction, but…

What if memory were a process, and dreams were the means by which the mind chose and reinforced itself? Deprivation of sleep would lead to loss of self, and “Paprika” style viewing could allow for nuanced analysis and surgical alteration.

]]> By: Adam http://www.songless.com/blog/2007/09/01/a-passing-sunshine/#comment-14 Adam Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:17:19 +0000 http://www.songless.com/blog/2007/09/01/a-passing-sunshine/#comment-14 Great thought! Though it is a leap not (yet) grounded in evidence, I find the idea that our dreams reinforce our memories to be startlingly beautiful. It reminds me also of the Wim Wenders film "Until the End of the World", in which scientists discover a way for people to view their own dreams... and it proves wildly addictive. Great thought! Though it is a leap not (yet) grounded in evidence, I find the idea that our dreams reinforce our memories to be startlingly beautiful.

It reminds me also of the Wim Wenders film “Until the End of the World”, in which scientists discover a way for people to view their own dreams… and it proves wildly addictive.

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