dreamimagination
Dreamimagination is a term used to describe the interplay between dreaming and imaginative thought, encompassing the generation, interpretation, and transformation of dream content into waking creative ideas or into further dream experiences. It refers to how dream experiences can influence imagination, storytelling, problem solving, and artistic practice, as well as how imaginative strategies may shape the way dreams are recalled and interpreted.
The term is not a standardized category within mainstream psychology, but it appears in discussions of creative
Mechanistically, dreamimagination draws on memory integration, associative thinking, and sensory-rich visualization. Neural correlates often discussed include
Critics note that the lack of a consistent definition can limit empirical study, and distinctions between general