We have learned a lot about Many aspects of sleep but the dream World remains largely a mystery. And it is a mystery to create a myth about dreams. Dreams are the function, meaning and role in our sleep and awakening lives. Here are some common myths and some facts that will help us better understand our dreams.
Myth: Dreams have their own heart.Many of us think it has the world created by the brain while sleeping in a dream. I sometimes talk to someone about dreams, like the movie I just watched. But did you know what you can actually write your own dreams sequences? Dreams expert say it can affect your dreams while you're awake or shortly before bedtime.
Myth: Dreams don't make much scenes. That's why they often don't make sense. When Chewbacca walks with a balloon animal and begin singing a Sinatra song, You are making a sandwich in the kitchen. Chewbacca turned out to be your aunt Helen in fact. Yes, dreams may seem totally nonsense,but they can also reveal things about you and your life. Ancient civilizations believed that dreams were messages from the dead or prophecies of the future. Sigmund Freud regarded dreams as an expression of oppressed conflicts and desires. Often of a sexual nature,it is Freud after all. Modern researchers using imaging devices suggest that when dreaming,the brain discard extra data collates and processes important information and warns of more.
Myth: people who sleep well are more likely to remember their dreams.
Your dream memory has nothing to do with how well you slept. Dreams occur during a sleep phase called REM (rapid eye movement) and can only be remembered if you woke up during or shortly after REM sleep. Interestingly, studies have shown that cells called MCH (melanin aggregating Harmon) are activated during REM Sleep. These MCH cells help regulate sleep and supperss the hippocampus, which is part of the brain involved in memory preservation
Myth: people who stay up later dreams less often. A 2011 study published in the journal sleep qnd biological rhythms found that people who stay up late are more likely to have nightmare than those who sleep early. A survey of 264 colleges students evaluated the frequency of nightmares on a scale from 0 nothing to 4 always. The results showed that night owls averaged 2.1 ponits compared to early risers who averaged 1.2 points.
