Has coronavirus infected our dreams? A recent study found that COVID-19 survivors were more likely to have nightmares than healthy people. Disturbing dreams on the rise Researchers compared dreams and nightmares in people who had COVID-19 and those who did not have the virus. [...]
If you’re experiencing an increase in strange, vivid dreams, you are not alone. “Your experiences and interactions during the day can affect your dreams, and right now many of us are spending time watching the news or reading articles that are downright scary,” said [...]
If you’re not Walt Disney Studios, chances are you’re having a bad time at the box office this summer. While Disney is rampaging this year with several billion dollar box office hits (and many more to come), other studios have been failing at getting [...]
A new study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep investigated lucid dreaming. What is lucid dreaming? It involves the conscious awareness of dreaming while you are still asleep. Lucid dreaming combines aspects of waking and dreaming. You have hallucinatory dream activity along [...]
A new paper suggests that the purpose of dreams may be more than just psychological. Author Dr. J. Allan Hobson proposes a “theory of protoconsciousness.” He is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Hobson writes that REM sleep provides “a virtual reality model of [...]
In 2000 Finnish researcher Antti Revonsuo proposed a new theory for interpreting dreams. It has become known as the “Threat Simulation Theory.” The theory proposes that dreaming is a defense mechanism. It serves a biological function by simulating threatening events. The theory suggests that the brain selects waking events [...]
You’re sleeping during the night before a scheduled plane trip. Suddenly you wake up from a dream about a plane crash. Do you still get on the plane the next day? Or do you change your travel plans because of the dream? New research examines [...]
Dreams that come to life are the stuff of fantasy novels and horror movies. But it’s also a reality for people who experience REM sleep behavior disorder. People who have RBD act out vivid dreams as they sleep. The dreams tend to be action-packed. [...]
