Reducing Nightmares: Scientists Manipulate Emotions in Dreams
For some people, nightmares—those fearful memories that re-emerge in dreams—can sometimes become regular occurrences. Some adults suffer from them multiple times a week, or even…
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Nightmares in Middle Age Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
Most of us consider nightmares pretty harmless, but apparently, they can be a bad sign. According to research at the University of Birmingham, people who…
Bad Dreams Could Be a Early Sign of Parkinson’s
A study finds that frequent nightmares could be an early warning of Parkinson’s Disease. According to experts at the University of Birmingham, older adults who…
Having Strange Dreams? They Might Be Helping Your Brain Learn Better
According to Human Brain Project experts, strange dreams may help your brain learn better According to the National Sleep Foundation, we dream four to six…
New AI-Inspired Theory of Dreaming: Our Dreams’ Weirdness Might Be Why We Have Them
The question of why we dream is a divisive topic within the scientific community: it’s hard to prove concretely why dreams occur and the neuroscience…
Dream Reports During the COVID-19 Pandemic Reflect Mental Suffering and Fear of Contagion
Dreams during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown reflect mental suffering (anger, sadness) and fear of contagion, according to a new Brazilian study. Dreaming during the COVID-19…
AI Analyzes Content of Nightmares, Finds COVID-19 Infects Majority of Bad Dreams
Study applies artificial intelligence to analyze content of nightmares using crowdsourced data from more than 800 people during pandemic lockdown in Finland. COVID-19 has turned…
MIT Dream Research Interacts Directly With an Individual’s Dreaming Brain and Manipulates the Content
Device not only helps record dream reports, but also guides dreams toward particular themes. The study of dreams has entered the modern era in exciting…
Brain Scans Help Scientists Read Dreams
A team of Japanese researchers has been working on using neuroimaging techniques to decode the dreams of people while they sleep. The researchers were led…
