Psychology & Psychiatry
Can we train ourselves to control our dreams?
A new national study at the University of Adelaide is investigating how people can mentally prepare themselves to influence their dreams.
Jan 7, 2015
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Health
Cobweb or cotton candy? Headband aims to control dreams
(Medical Xpress)—A dream can be explained as a story that happens while we sleep. Some have dreaded dreams at one time or another of climbing a stairwell that never ends or meeting up with a monster or facing impossible ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Awake within a dream: Lucid dreamers show greater insight in waking life
(Medical Xpress)—People who are aware they are asleep when they are dreaming have better than average problem-solving abilities, new research has discovered.
Aug 13, 2014
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Neuroscience
Study finds we can respond to verbal stimuli while sleeping
Sleep is not a state in which we are completely isolated from our environment: while we sleep, we are capable of hearing and understanding words. These observations, the result of close collaboration between teams at Paris ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Could we one day heal the mind by taking control of our dreams?
About 50 per cent of us will at some point in our lives experience "waking up" and being conscious while still in a dream – possibly, we may even be able to act with intention in it. Such "lucid dreams" are not only a vivid ...
Jul 15, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected our dreams?
The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly impacted our sleep and dream activity. In a recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research, people had a higher number of awakenings, a harder time falling asleep, higher dream ...
Jul 21, 2021
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