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![]() ![]() David Hartley suggested in the early 19th century that dreams might affect the strength of memories, and recent studies have since linked memory and REM sleep. Scientists, by examining the behavior and physiology of dreaming, have attributed various functions to dreaming in humans. To appreciate the significance of insects’ appearance in dreams, it may be important to understand the functional significance of dreaming. Human dreams primarily occur during rapid eye movement sleep (REM), but can also occur during slow wave sleep, typically as non-narrative images. Insects inhabit nearly every earthly niche but in the deep marine, and can be found among, on, and even inside humans, and thus it is no surprise that insects have also made their way into our dreams. Insects pollinate or devour crops, contribute to or wreak havoc on technology, inspire architecture or obliterate it, and advance human health or vector disease. Insects are diverse, resourceful, and resilient, serving as symbols of everything from beauty and rebirth, to pestilence and evil.
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