Comment by antonvs

> post-hoc conflict resolution process for memory (which is part of the theorized purpose of dreaming in the human brain)

That’s not accurate. One leading hypothesis is that the experience of dreaming is a side effect of memory processing and consolidation[1]. Using the name of a side effect to describe the process that produces it is misleading, and at best it goes well beyond what’s actually known.

[Edit: and the side effect in question, dreaming, is closely tied to consciousness in humans. Using an “analogy” with those connotations is an unfortunate mistake.]

[1] “The process of memory reactivation and consolidation in the sleeping brain appears to influence conscious experience during sleep, contributing to dream content recalled on awakening.” — https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4704085/