Dr Jennifer Vint discusses her research on the relationship between COVID-19 and vivid dreams, exploring the increased occurrence of dreaming and nightmares during the pandemic and the potential correlation with stress and anxiety caused by the virus.
Many of us have had more vivid dreams and nightmares during this global pandemic. A multinational study is set to find out how COVID-19 is affecting our dreams, and whether changes to our inner consciousness could affect our mental health. Along the way researchers will investigate the mysteries of why we dream, why they are often so bizarre, and whether there’s really a difference between dreams during sleep and mind wandering.