Can you pass a Map into a RemoteAction?

I ended up using JSON to parse it:

String jsonPageParams{get; private set;}

...

  jsonPageParams = JSON.serialize(currPageParams);

...

  Map<String, Object> parsedParams = (Map<String, Object>)JSON.deserializeUntyped(jsonPageParams);

I had to use a Map of String, Object for some reason even though it's technically a Map. I just have to cast the result to a String whenever I get the value.