Which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation?

Activation-synthesis theory

Explanation:

Activation-synthesis theory: The activation-synthesis theory was proposed by the famous psychiatrists Robert McCarley and John Allan Hobson in 1977.

This is one of the neurobiological theory of dreams, that states that dreams of a person are being created through various changes in the neuron activities which is responsible for activating brainstem during REM sleep. The activation-synthesis theory explains the reason behind the dream of a person.

In the question above, the theory that suggests dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation is the activation-synthesis theory.