Do animals dream?
Consciousness and cognition October 1, 2021 J E Malinowski, D Scheel, M Mccloskey 25 citations
Dreaming is hard to study in non-human animals because it is usually identified through verbal reports. Parallels between human dreaming—its phenomenology, physiology, and behaviors—offer a way forward. Three alternative measures of human dreaming (neural correlates, memory replay, and dream-enacting behaviors) can be applied to animals. Mammals and birds, with brains similar to humans, are good models for neural and memory measures. Cephalopods, especially octopuses, may be especially suitable for studying dream-enacting behaviors.