dreaming

Research shows that humans aren’t the only animals whose imaginations run wild while they sleep.

Dreamers answered experimenters’ questions or solved simple math problems, showing that complex two-way communication between the dreaming and waking world is possible.

See Reading Frames coauthor Robert Stickgold discuss the relationship between sleeping, dreaming, and memory.

Ferreting out the biological function of dreaming is a frontier in neuroscience.

Researchers are experimenting with a variety of tools, from brain stimulation to audiovisual equipment, to try to take control of the sleeping brain.

Meet some of the people featured in the December 2020 issue of The Scientist.

The scenarios that run through our sleeping brains may help us explore possible solutions to concerns from our waking lives.

Technologies such as noninvasive brain stimulation and virtual reality gaming offer insights into how dreams arise and what functions they might serve.

New methods could propel investigation of neural “PGO” wave patterns that may underlie critical aspects of visual experience, dreaming, and even psychosis.

By examining brainwave patterns in a posterior cortical area, scientists can predict when people are dreaming.

Understanding the sleeping brain may be the key to unlocking the secrets of the human mind.

Mapping the dreaming brain through neuroimaging and studies of brain damage