"There is also some evidence that dreams can aid in problem-solving and creativity, serving as a mental housekeeping process ...

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Sleep is not just a period of rest, but a time when our brain actively works to organize our memories. A recent study ...

An international consortium of researchers has created the largest-ever database compiling records of brain activity during ...

For most of us, dreaming can feel, well, quite dreamy. From acting out our wild fantasies to living our ideal lives, dreams are our brain's way of sorting through emotions and real-life scenarios. But ...

One of the strange defining factors of dreaming is how our brainwave activity during this important stage of sleep resembles that of a waking brain. Because of this it has been difficult for ...

TMT argues that human beings, uniquely among the animals have a kind of awareness of death that could be psychically paralyzing if that awareness was allowed to intrude into our daily thoughts ...

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep brings about brief but periodic awakenings. In 1966, Dr. Frederick Snyder reported the "sentinel" function of REM could help animals prepare a fight or flight response ...