Carry-over effects pose an intriguing oneiric paradox: the dream is not real, but it has real effects on our body and ...

Source: Chip, my dog, is sleeping and dreaming. This image is the personal property of Mark Shelvock, the author of this article. We humans spend approximately one-third of our lives sleeping 1, and ...

Human beings spend about 26 years of their life asleep, with the average person having between three to seven dreams each night. That means you spend a lot of your lifetime in dreamland. Maybe you’re ...

There's nothing quite as good for your health and well-being as getting good, quality rest. It can work wonders for your body and mind and there's a lot of research around sleep and its importance in ...

MANNHEIM (dpa) – Why it is that we dream still remains one of the great mysteries. But in answer to the question of how we dream, scientific researchers have come up with some important answers.

Distressing dreams in middle-aged and older adults may indicate a higher risk for future cognitive decline and all-cause dementia, according to a study presented at EAN 2024, the 10th Congress of the ...

It's not easy to control your emotions in your dreams. More often than not, dreams are bizarre and don’t seem to have any relation to reality. Sometimes, though, your dreams can feel incredibly real.

In ancient times, people saw dreams as vessels of meaning that contained divine messages and had the power to alter history. Alexander the Great was on the verge of breaking ground for his new city ...

Dreams can get pretty weird sometimes. When you wake up from one that was particularly bizarre or vivid, you might feel relieved it was only a dream, one you’ll never have to experience again. Well, ...

Researchers explain why withdrawal from our usual environments—due to social distancing—has left dreamers with a dearth of “inspiration.” Deirdre Barrett, a professor of psychology at Harvard ...