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River Dreams 25 Jul 2013 | 06:57 pm
To the human psyche, a river is a source of life. The ancient Egyptians depended on the flooding of the Nile to ensure their survival. Our circulatory and lymphatic systems resemble river systems cour...
Mountains in Dreams 21 Jun 2013 | 05:34 pm
The image of a hero ascending to the top of a treacherous mountain, often while battling a raging storm, is a common one in myth, literature and popular culture. At the end of an epic journey, in whi...
Dream Trees 31 May 2013 | 10:08 pm
Forests and trees play an important role in the human psyche. In many cultures and religions, trees have been considered sacred. The Celts assigned special significance to many types of trees and Dru...
Seasons in Dreams 29 Apr 2013 | 07:50 pm
The seasons of the year play crucial roles in our lives and therefore, in our dreams. Before there were refrigeration, international shipments, central heating and electric lighting, the seasons deter...
OCD and Dreams 18 Apr 2013 | 05:45 pm
People with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have a compulsion to perform the same acts over and over. For example, someone with OCD might wash their hands hundreds of times. Neuroscientists think...
OCD and Dreams 18 Apr 2013 | 05:45 pm
People with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have a compulsion to perform the same acts over and over. For example, someone with OCD might wash their hands hundreds of times. Neuroscientists think...
Scientists Use fMRI Scans to Predict Dream Content 9 Apr 2013 | 10:25 pm
Japanese scientists have used fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scans to predict the content of hypnaogic hallucinations, dreamlike hallucinations that people sometimes have when they are ...
Circadian Rhythm Disorders 22 Mar 2013 | 10:05 pm
Tweet A person who has a circadian rhythm disorder does not have a normal sleep-wake cycle. Their body tells them to stay awake and to sleep at times that do not conform to society’s norms. People wit...
REM Sleep Evolved From Tonic Immobility 8 Mar 2013 | 08:04 pm
Tweet Tonic immobility, or “playing dead”, is a defense mechanism found throughout the animal kingdom. It is a prey animal’s last line of defense against a predator after attempts to fight or to flee ...
Can Dreams Be Legal Evidence? 8 Mar 2013 | 05:00 pm
Tweet In dreams, people often behave in ways they find disturbing. They dream of performing sexual acts that they would never perform in real life, with people they would never think about sexually ...
