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·September 21, 2022·2 min read

Nightmares in Middle Age Linked to Dementia Risk

Middle-aged people who experience at least one nightmare a week are four times more likely to experience cognitive decline during the following decade. Older adults who experience weekly nightmares are twice as likely to develop dementia. The association is much stronger for men than women.

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·August 25, 2022·4 min read

Eye Movements in REM Sleep Mimic Gazes in the Dream World

Eye movements that occur during REM sleep aren't random. They appear to coordinate what's happening during dreaming. The findings shed new light on what happens when we dream, and how our imagination works.

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·July 6, 2022·4 min read

Running and Dreaming Improve Left Brain-Right Brain Communication

Study uncovers how splines, a newly identified pattern of rhythmic communication between the right and left hemispheres of the brain, improve brain communication as a result of dreaming and running.

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·July 2, 2022·4 min read

For Dreamers, Optimism Rules

While popular culture encourages us all to "dream big", researchers say it is important to ground those dreams with a dose of reality.

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·June 26, 2022·4 min read

Eye Movements Could Be the Missing Link in Our Understanding of Memory

Visual scanpaths during memory retrieval tasks were associated with the quality of the memory. Researchers say the replay of a sequence of eye movements helps boost memory reconstruction.

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·May 21, 2022·3 min read

In What Language Is a Bilingual or Multilingual Person Most Likely to Dream?

Researchers explore how bilingualism and multilingualism influence the language we dream in.

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·May 12, 2022·4 min read

Strange Dreams Might Help Your Brain Learn Better

Dreams that appear to be simultaneously realistic and bizarre help our brains learn and extract generic concepts from previous experiences, a new study reports.

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·August 25, 2021·3 min read

Why the Dreaming Phase Matters

REM sleep significantly increases the flow of red blood cells through the brain's capillaries.

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·August 22, 2021·6 min read

Being Chased, Losing Your Teeth or Falling Down? What Science Says About Recurring Dreams

Two-thirds of people report experiencing recurring dreams, especially during times of stress. Researchers evaluate how the phenomenon occurs, and factors that contribute to recurring dreams.

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·July 22, 2021·3 min read

Eyes Wide Shut: How Newborn Mammals Dream the World They’re Entering

Effectively, mammals "dream" about the world they are about to experience before they are able to open their eyes and possibly before they are born. Researchers found before a newborn mouse opened its eyes, its retinal waves flow in a pattern that mimics the activity which would occur as the animal moves through the environment.

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·June 11, 2021·2 min read

Dreams Reflect Multiple Memories and Anticipate Future Events

53% of dreams can be traced to memories, and of those, 50% are linked to memory sources of multiple previous life events. Additionally, 26% of dreams are associated with impending events. Future-orientated dreams become more prevalent during deeper stages of sleep.

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·May 14, 2021·4 min read

Our Dreams’ Weirdness Might Be Why We Have Them

Inspired by techniques to train deep neural networks, researchers have proposed a new hypothesis of dreaming. The hypothesis suggests the strangeness of our dreams may help our brains better generalize our day-to-day experiences.

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