The hippocampus (which forms episodic/long term memory) is turned off during dreams, so we do not learn from things that did not happen
@Plinz As @AdamMarblestone points out: the hippocampus is not "off", but active. But it no longer instigates long term memory formation.
11:04 PM - 3 Feb 2016
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