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Debate continues among sleep experts about why we dream. Different theories about the purpose of dreaming include :
1.Building memory: Dreaming has been associated with consolidation of memory, which suggests that dreaming may serve an important cognitive function of strengthening memory and informational recall.
2.Processing emotion: The ability to engage with and rehearse feelings in different imagined contexts may be part of the brain’s method for managing emotions.
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In most cases, dreams don't affect sleep.Dreaming is part of healthy sleep and is generally considered to be completely normal and without any negative effects on sleep.Nightmares are the exception.Because nightmares involve awakenings, they can b...
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Psychologists have argued that dreams provide insight into a person's psyche or everyday life. Some find their content to be too inconsistent or bewildering to reliably deliver meaning. The "continuity hypothesis" in dream research holds that dreams and w...
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Dreams can take on many different forms. Lucid dreams occur when a person is in a dream while being actively aware that they are dreaming.Vivid dreams involve especially realistic or clear dream content. Bad dreams are co...
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Studies have revealed diverse types of dream content, but some typical characteristics of dreaming include:
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Dreams are images, thoughts, or feelings that occur during sleep. Visual imagery is the most common, but dreams can involve all of the senses. Some people dream in colour while others dream in black and white,and people who are blind tend to have ...
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The majority of REM(Rapid Eye Movement) sleep happens during the second half of a normal sleep period. This means that dreaming tends to be concentrated in the hours before waking up. Dreams during REM sleep are typically more vivid, fantastical, and/or bizarre ev...
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