Tag Archive for 'Dreaming'

Nielsen et al. find lactose intolerance may link consuming dairy, nightmares, and poor sleep. Image credit: Micha HNBS.

Study Finds Association between Lactose Intolerance and Nightmares

Jul 1, 2025 by News Staff

In a new study, researchers questioned 1,082 students at MacEwan University about the quality of their sleep, their eating habits, and any perceived link...

The great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) in Beeville, Texas, the United States, in July 2011. Image credit: Tess Thornton / CC BY-SA 3.0 Deed.

Scientists Translate Vocal Muscle Activity of Birds during Sleep into Synthetic Songs

Apr 15, 2024 by News Staff

During sleep, sporadically, it is possible to find neural patterns of activity in areas of the avian brain that are activated during the generation of...

Yuta Senzai & Massimo Scanziani discovered that the direction and amplitude of rapid eye movements during REM sleep reveal the direction and amplitude of the ongoing changes in virtual head direction. Image credit: Yuta Senzai & Massimo Scanziani, doi: 10.1126/science.abp8852.

Study: Rapid Eye Movements during REM Sleep Mimic Gazes in Dream World

Aug 26, 2022 by News Staff

Sleep includes phases characterized by rapid eye movement (REM) that were known to be associated with dreaming. But are these eye movements related to...

Deperrois et al. suggest that generating new, virtual sensory inputs via adversarial dreaming during REM sleep is essential for extracting semantic concepts, while replaying episodic memories via perturbed dreaming during NREM sleep improves the robustness of latent representations. Image credit: Stefan Keller.

Adversarial Dreaming Helps Brain Learn Better, Study Suggests

May 13, 2022 by News Staff

Humans and other animals learn to extract general concepts from sensory experience without extensive teaching. This ability is thought to be facilitated...

Konkoly et al. implemented procedures for two-way communication during polysomnographically verified REM sleep in 36 individuals. Image credit: Konkoly et al., doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.026.

Scientists Demonstrate Two-Way Communication with Dreaming Persons during Lucid Dream

Feb 24, 2021 by News Staff

New research from Northwestern University shows that individuals who are asleep and in the midst of a lucid dream — aware of the fact that they are...

Aspy investigated and compared the effectiveness of five different combinations of lucid dream induction techniques. Image credit: Stefan Keller.

New Study Tests Lucid Dream Induction Techniques

Jul 20, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

A study done by Dr. Denholm Aspy from the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide provides the strongest evidence to date that Mnemonic Induction...

The findings by Aspy et al discount the theory that Vitamin B6 enhances dream recall by disrupting sleep. Image credit: Peter Pyw.

Study: Taking Vitamin B6 Before Bed Could Help You Remember Your Dreams

May 1, 2018 by News Staff

A new study on the effects of B vitamins on dreaming and sleep has found that Vitamin B6 taken before bed increased dream recall compared to placebo. The...

Wells et al estimate that there should be at least 10 -- currently undiscovered -- exoplanets which are favorably located to detect the Earth and are capable of sustaining life as we know it. Image credit: NASA.

Psychologists Show How You Can Induce Lucid Dreaming

Oct 21, 2017 by News Staff

Lucid dreaming is a learnable skill, according to new research published in the journal Dreaming. Lead author Dr. Denholm Aspy of the University of Adelaide...