FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 24, 2018·4 min readSweeter Dreams in a Peaceful MindAccording to researchers, people with higher levels of peace of mind have more positive dream emotions. By contrast, those who feel anxious report more negative dreams.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·May 23, 2018·4 min read‘Seeing’ Music or ‘Tasting’ Numbers? What We Can Learn From Those With SynesthesiaResearchers take a deeper look at synesthesia, revealing the condition could be linked to some autoimmune diseases. The paper also reports synesthetes have better memory and are more creative than those without the disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 27, 2018·3 min readWant to Remember Your Dreams? Try Taking Vitamin B6Want to remember your dreams? Try taking vitamin B6. Researchers discovered people who take B6 supplements are better able to recall details of their dreams compared to those who were given a placebo.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 12, 2018·7 min readHallucinations, Full Moons and Coffee? Debunking Common Sleep MythsResearchers provide some revealing facts about sleep and debunk myths about sleep problems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 4, 2018·5 min readSleep Deprived Brains May Be Asleep and Awake at the Same TimeResearchers look at how sleep deprivation can impact cognition, information processing and memory. A new study reveals sleep deprived mice can demonstrate sleep like brain activity while awake.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 19, 2017·4 min readWant to Control Your Dreams? Here’s How You CanUniversity of Adelaide researchers report a specific combination of techniques can increase a person's chance of experiencing a lucid dream.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 11, 2017·4 min readNew Neurocognitive Theory of Dreaming Links Dreams to Mind WanderingResearchers present a new theory about dreaming, suggesting dreams may be an accidental byproduct of our waking cognitive abilities.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 30, 2017·2 min readConnecting the Dots Between Dreams and Brain DiseaseResearchers report dream dysfunctions and sleep disorders may be warning signs of neurodegenerative diseases up to 15 years before other symptoms appear.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 15, 2016·6 min readConsuming Violent Media Linked to 13 Times Surge in Violent DreamsConsuming violent media 90 minutes prior to bedtime makes you 13 times more likely to have a violent dream that night, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 17, 2016·7 min readDreamless Sleep Store the Day’s Sensory ExperiencesA new study reveals how tactile experiences are encoded in the brain as we sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 9, 2016·4 min readMeasuring Differences in Brain Activity of Those Who Dream and Those Who Don’tAccording to a new study, the brain activity of those who dream during NREM sleep is closer to the activity of awake people, compared to those who do not dream.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 7, 2016·5 min readLucid Dreaming May Help Us Unravel the Mysteries of ConsciousnessResearchers explore how the ability to control dreams may be a key to helping us better understand consciousness.Read More
