title: A three-legged stool needs a stronger third leg.
abstract: Whereas the target article stresses the neurobiology and psychology of dreams, this commentary emphasizes that the role of dreams in emotional integration and adaptation contributes to a fuller understanding of dreaming and memory. The dream presented in the target article is used, within the constraints of space, as a possible example of a broader approach to dream material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, MA 02115. rgreenberg@hms.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D004325:Dreams / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D061212:Memory, Episodic; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology*