When we're asleep and dreaming, however, the low-frequency activity in this area drops, giving way to more high-frequency activity that then appears to spread toward other parts of the brain that ...

dream sleep actually provides at least two benefits for the brain. The first is actually creativity, because it's during REM sleep and dreaming specifically when the brain starts to collide all of ...

Some mornings, waking up might feel like interrupting a vivid alternate universe. You open your eyes to reality, but the ...

Our inner ears too are active while we dream. So are the parts of the brain that generate motion—which is why there’s frequently a sense of flying or falling in dreams. We dream, as well ...

People who take longer to get to the dreaming part of the sleep cycle are more ... During REM sleep the brain processes memories, especially those that are emotionally charged, and puts them ...

Scientists in the UK have manipulated two prominant types of brain wave while volunteers slept, in an effort to develop ...

People who take longer to enter a key part of the sleep cycle are more likely to develop dementia, suggests a new study. Taking longer to enter the dream phase - known as ... During REM sleep the ...