The cerebral cortex struggles to make meaning out of random signals from the brainstem and limbic system during dreaming. this sentence briefly summarizes the view of dreaming.

The correct term to fill in the blank is activation-synthesis. The sentence above summarizes the activation-synthesis view of dreaming. It is when the dreams encountered are results when cerebral cortex tries to make something out of the neural activity that is happening in the less-advanced part of the brain.

An advantage of an mri over ct scan is d. it produces better images of hard tissues. hope this : )