SPECULATIONS IN TEMPORAL DELAYS IN INCORPORATION OF EVENTS INTO DREAMS - A REPLY TO ROLL

Previously we pointed out similarities between patterns of delayed inc orporations of daytime stimuli into dreams and delayed memory processe s in rats. In commenting upon this article, Roll argued that this redu ctionistic leap is unwarranted. We contend that it would be remiss nor ro make note of this potential connection, especially in view of rece nt major contributions of animal research to the understanding of REM sleep and dreams. We also suggest th al the disruption-avoidance-adapt ation model constitutes a preferable psychological explanation for the dream-lag effect than Roll's psychoanalytic model of repression and r epetition compulsion.