During his lecture on dream theories, Professor Murphy points out that a weakness of ________ theory is that the theory does not explain coherent, storylike dreams or non-REM dreams.

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The activation-synthesis theory proposes that dreams are a random firing of neurons in the brainstem, and the cortex attempts to make sense of these random signals. However, this theory does not explain why some dreams have a clear narrative structure or why non-REM dreams occur, which suggests that other factors may be at play in the production of dreams.

During His Lecture on Dream Theories, Professor Murphy Points Out