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Your Brain On
Your Brain On... Dreams
Feb 21, 2024
Explore the neuroscience of dreams and REM sleep. Learn why dreams might stop non-visual senses from taking over. Discover the link between recurring dreams and trauma. Listen to experts discuss lucid dreaming, dream therapy, and the difficulty of studying dreams. Take a journey through time with inventions inspired by dreams.
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- Dreams during REM sleep aid in problem-solving and memory consolidation.
- Recurring dreams may reveal subconscious concerns and benefit from individualized interpretation.
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Stages of Sleep
Sleep cycles involve distinct stages with unique physiological and neurological characteristics. The initial light sleep phase known as N1 transitions to N2 featuring sleep spindles crucial for sensory processing and memory consolidation. N3, or slow-wave sleep, facilitates bodily repair and immune system strengthening. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, associated with intense dreaming, mimics wakeful brain activity, fostering creative problem-solving and consolidating memories.
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