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[VIDEO] The Science of Lucid Dreaming

Have you ever wanted to take control of your dreams? Now you can, with the science of how to lucid dream! With these simple steps, and a little practice, you'll soon experience sleep like never before.

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5 Mind-Bending Facts About Dreams

5 Mind-Bending Facts About Dreams | Science News | Scoop.it
Scientists are learning more and more about what goes on while we sleep.


Articles about DREAMS: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=dreams


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Do science fiction and fantasy cause recurring dreams?

Do science fiction and fantasy cause recurring dreams? | Science News | Scoop.it

When we dream, the body is out for the count, but the mind is still a stew of thoughts and interpretations. But in this seemingly random stew, some dreams bubble up to the top again and again. And science fiction and fantasy might be the reason why.

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Will we ever decode dreams? My first BBC column

Will we ever decode dreams? My first BBC column | Science News | Scoop.it
Neuroscience and psychology | As mentioned before, I've got a new column at the BBC's new sci/tech site, where I explore the steps we'll take towards far-flung applications of basic scientif...
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DREAM ON (do men and women dream differently?)

DREAM ON (do men and women dream differently?) | Science News | Scoop.it
Dreams are something that truly fascinate me!  I have lucid dreams on a regular basis and record these dreams in a journal each morning when I wake up.  For my short blog post I decided to  take...
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How Your Dreams Are Making You Smarter | TIME Ideas

How Your Dreams Are Making You Smarter | TIME Ideas | Science News | Scoop.it
It’s late in the evening: time to close the book and turn off the computer. You’re done for the day. What you may not realize, however, is that the learning process actually continues — in your dreams.
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Big Dreams | Psychology Today

Big Dreams | Psychology Today | Science News | Scoop.it
Big dreams may encode a memory of a big WIN By Patrick McNamara...
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Scientists Measure Dream Content For The First Time

Scientists Measure Dream Content For The First Time | Science News | Scoop.it
The ability to dream is a fascinating aspect of the human mind. However, how the images and emotions that we experience so intensively when we dream form in our heads remains a mystery.

Via Dimitris Agorastos, Romylos Pantzakis, Sandeep Gautam
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» Real-Life Inception: Army Looks to ‘Counteract Nightmares’ With Digital Dreams

» Real-Life Inception: Army Looks to ‘Counteract Nightmares’ With Digital Dreams | Science News | Scoop.it
The Army is looking to battle traumatized veterans' nightmares -- with soothing, digitally made dreams, crafted in virtual worlds.
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BBC Future column: Hypnic Jerks

BBC Future column: Hypnic Jerks | Science News | Scoop.it

As we give up our bodies to sleep, sudden twitches escape our brains, causing our arms and legs to jerk. Some people are startled by them, others are embarrassed. Me, I am fascinated by these twitches, known as hypnic jerks. Nobody knows for sure what causes them, but to me they represent the side effects of a hidden battle for control in the brain that happens each night on the cusp between wakefulness and dreams.

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Can an app help you craft the perfect dream?

Can an app help you craft the perfect dream? | Science News | Scoop.it

Whether it is a stroll on the beach, sitting in a tranquil garden or a trip in the space shuttle researchers are testing a new iPhone app in a mass experiment to see if it is possible to craft the perfect dream.

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Is There Life After Death? | Does Heaven Exist? | What Happens When You Die?

Is There Life After Death? | Does Heaven Exist? | What Happens When You Die? | Science News | Scoop.it
Researchers have demonstrated that people can be conditioned to dream up the near-death experience of flying toward a light at the end of a tunnel, proving that these experiences are products of the human mind.
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Therapeutic Analysis of Dreams – A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach | Brain Blogger

Therapeutic Analysis of Dreams – A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach | Brain Blogger | Science News | Scoop.it

The two activities that we spend a third of our lives doing are sleep and dreaming.

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What is Lucid Dreaming? How Can We Control Our Dreams?

What is Lucid Dreaming? How Can We Control Our Dreams? | Science News | Scoop.it

‘Lucid dreaming’ is the type of dream we have when we are fully conscious we are dreaming and not awake, unlike regular dreams when we are only aware of the dream after we wake up.


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Dreams Can Heal Mental Wounds

Dreams Can Heal Mental Wounds | Science News | Scoop.it
The dream stage of REM sleep, because of its unique neurochemical composition, can provide us with a soothing form of overnight therapy, according to a new study in Current Biology...
Pierre-Hervé Luppi's curator insight, March 20, 2013 6:30 AM

Is it the only function?

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Relationship between dreams and cosmic rays

Relationship between dreams and cosmic rays | Science News | Scoop.it

The mind is the joystick of the body, and the body is the environment of the mind; they are locked in a closed feedback loop that can be modulated, to some extent.

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Answers in Your Dreams: Scientific American

Answers in Your Dreams: Scientific American | Science News | Scoop.it
When you fall asleep, you enter an alternative state of consciousness—a time when true inspiration can strike...
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