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Integrative Computational Model of Dream Narrative Generation_ Synthesis of Affective, Neurochemical, and Interoceptive Factors

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This paper presents an integrative model for the formalized analysis of dreams, consolidating affective, neurochemical, and interoceptive factors of nocturnal imagery generation. Rather than introducing a fundamentally new theory of sleep, this work integrates existing frameworks—Affective Neuroscience, Threat Simulation Theory, the AIM model, and the Predictive Processing paradigm—into a unified computational framework. The primary contributions of this work are: 1) a conceptual mathematical formalization of the dream narrative process, 2) the introduction of the interoceptive component as an independent narrative modifier, and 3) a standardized step-by-step analytical protocol for dream analysis. The model aims to enhance the objectivity of dream research and provides a conceptual basis for future empirical validation and applied research.

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