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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Dreamingis one of the most mysterious experiences in our lives but what do weactually know about dreams? Here are some interesting facts that youprobably didn't know.
You Forget 90% of Your Dreams
Within5 minutes of waking, half of your dream if forgotten. Within 10minutes, 90% is gone. The famous poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, wokeone morning having had a fantastic dream, he put pen to paper and beganto describe his “vision in a dream” in what has become one of English'smost famous poems: Kubla Khan.
Blind People also Dream
Peoplewho become blind after birth can see images in their dreams. People whoare born blind do not see any images, but have dreams equally vividinvolving their other senses of sound, smell, touch and emotion. It ishard for a seeing person to imagine, but the body's need for sleep isso strong that it is able to handle virtually all physical situationsto make it happen.
Men and Women Dream Differently
Everyhuman being dreams but men and women have different dreams anddifferent physical reactions. Men tend to dream more about other men,while women tend to dream equally about men and women. In addition,both men and women experience sexually related physical reactions totheir dreams regardless of whether the dream is sexual in nature; malesexperience erections and females experience increased vaginal bloodflow.
You Can Experience an 0rgasm in Your Dream
Youcan not only have s e x as pleasurable as in your real life whiledreaming, but also experience an o r g a s m as strong as a real onewithout any wet results. The sensations felt while lucid dreaming canbe as pleasurable and strong as the sensations experienced in the realworld.
We Only Dream of What We Know
Ourdreams are frequently full of strangers who play out certain parts –did you know that your mind is not inventing those faces – they arereal faces of real people that you have seen during your life but maynot know or remember? We have all seen hundreds of thousands of facesthrough our lives, so we have an endless supply of characters for ourbrain to utilize during our dreams.
Not Everybody Dreams in Color
full12% of sighted people dream exclusively in black and white. Theremaining number dream in full color. Studies from 1915 through to the1950s maintained that the majority of dreams were in black and white,but these results began to change in the 1960s. Today only 4.4% of thedreams of under-25 year-olds are in black and white. Recent researchhas suggested that those changing results may be linked to the switchfrom black-and-white film and TV to color media.
Dreams Prevent Psychosis
Ina recent sleep study, students who were awakened at the beginning ofeach dream, but still allowed their 8 hours of sleep, all experienceddifficulty in concentration, irritability, hallucinations, and signs ofpsychosis after only 3 days. When finally allowed their REM sleep thestudent's brains made up for lost time by greatly increasing thepercentage of sleep spent in the REM stage.
Animals Dream Too
Studieshave been done on many different animals, and they all show the samebrain waves during dreaming sleep as humans. Watch a dog sleepingsometime. The paws move like they are running and they make yippingsounds as if they are chasing something in a dream.
Body Paralysis
DuringREM sleep the body is paralyzed by a mechanism in the brain in order toprevent the movements which occur in the dream from causing thephysical body to move. However, it is possible for this mechanism to betriggered before, during, or after normal sleep while the brainawakens.
Dream Incorporation
Ourmind interprets the external stimuli that our senses are bombarded withwhen we are asleep and make them a part of our dreams. This means thatsometimes in our dreams we hear a sound from reality and incorporate itin a way. For example you may be dreaming that you are in a concertwhile your brother is playing a guitar during your sleep.
Precognitive Dreams
Resultsof several surveys across large population sets indicate that between18% and 38% of people have experienced at least one precognitive dreamand 70% have experienced déjà vu. The percentage of persons thatbelieve precognitive dreaming is possible is even higher – ranging from63% to 98%.
If You Are Snoring, Then You Can Not be Dreaming
Thisfact is repeated all over the Internet, but I'm a bit suspiciouswhether it's really true as I haven't found any scientific evidence tosupport it.
Note: Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a normal stageof sleep characterized by rapid movements of the eyes. REM sleep inadult humans typically occupies 20-25% of total sleep, about 90-120minutes of a night's sleep)
You Forget 90% of Your Dreams
Within5 minutes of waking, half of your dream if forgotten. Within 10minutes, 90% is gone. The famous poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, wokeone morning having had a fantastic dream, he put pen to paper and beganto describe his “vision in a dream” in what has become one of English'smost famous poems: Kubla Khan.
Blind People also Dream
Peoplewho become blind after birth can see images in their dreams. People whoare born blind do not see any images, but have dreams equally vividinvolving their other senses of sound, smell, touch and emotion. It ishard for a seeing person to imagine, but the body's need for sleep isso strong that it is able to handle virtually all physical situationsto make it happen.
Men and Women Dream Differently
Everyhuman being dreams but men and women have different dreams anddifferent physical reactions. Men tend to dream more about other men,while women tend to dream equally about men and women. In addition,both men and women experience sexually related physical reactions totheir dreams regardless of whether the dream is sexual in nature; malesexperience erections and females experience increased vaginal bloodflow.
You Can Experience an 0rgasm in Your Dream
Youcan not only have s e x as pleasurable as in your real life whiledreaming, but also experience an o r g a s m as strong as a real onewithout any wet results. The sensations felt while lucid dreaming canbe as pleasurable and strong as the sensations experienced in the realworld.
We Only Dream of What We Know
Ourdreams are frequently full of strangers who play out certain parts –did you know that your mind is not inventing those faces – they arereal faces of real people that you have seen during your life but maynot know or remember? We have all seen hundreds of thousands of facesthrough our lives, so we have an endless supply of characters for ourbrain to utilize during our dreams.
Not Everybody Dreams in Color
full12% of sighted people dream exclusively in black and white. Theremaining number dream in full color. Studies from 1915 through to the1950s maintained that the majority of dreams were in black and white,but these results began to change in the 1960s. Today only 4.4% of thedreams of under-25 year-olds are in black and white. Recent researchhas suggested that those changing results may be linked to the switchfrom black-and-white film and TV to color media.
Dreams Prevent Psychosis
Ina recent sleep study, students who were awakened at the beginning ofeach dream, but still allowed their 8 hours of sleep, all experienceddifficulty in concentration, irritability, hallucinations, and signs ofpsychosis after only 3 days. When finally allowed their REM sleep thestudent's brains made up for lost time by greatly increasing thepercentage of sleep spent in the REM stage.
Animals Dream Too
Studieshave been done on many different animals, and they all show the samebrain waves during dreaming sleep as humans. Watch a dog sleepingsometime. The paws move like they are running and they make yippingsounds as if they are chasing something in a dream.
Body Paralysis
DuringREM sleep the body is paralyzed by a mechanism in the brain in order toprevent the movements which occur in the dream from causing thephysical body to move. However, it is possible for this mechanism to betriggered before, during, or after normal sleep while the brainawakens.
Dream Incorporation
Ourmind interprets the external stimuli that our senses are bombarded withwhen we are asleep and make them a part of our dreams. This means thatsometimes in our dreams we hear a sound from reality and incorporate itin a way. For example you may be dreaming that you are in a concertwhile your brother is playing a guitar during your sleep.
Precognitive Dreams
Resultsof several surveys across large population sets indicate that between18% and 38% of people have experienced at least one precognitive dreamand 70% have experienced déjà vu. The percentage of persons thatbelieve precognitive dreaming is possible is even higher – ranging from63% to 98%.
If You Are Snoring, Then You Can Not be Dreaming
Thisfact is repeated all over the Internet, but I'm a bit suspiciouswhether it's really true as I haven't found any scientific evidence tosupport it.
Note: Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a normal stageof sleep characterized by rapid movements of the eyes. REM sleep inadult humans typically occupies 20-25% of total sleep, about 90-120minutes of a night's sleep)
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