Other research shows that we are more likely to remember something if we dream about it. Erin Wamsley, PhD , an assistant professor in the Psychology Department at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, explains all of those studies in further depth in a review article in a issue of Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports.
And perhaps more interesting still, research that looks at the mechanical changes in the brain during sleep and during dreaming align with this thinking, too. Researchers have measured brain activity during sleep and during dreaming.
Studies going back to the s suggest the amygdala a part of our brain that plays a role in emotional processing appear to be very active during dreaming. On the flip side, other parts of the brain the frontal and prefrontal cortices, which are involved with our ability to plan, think through things and apply logic and order are less active during dreaming compared with other parts of sleep and wakefulness that research also goes back to the late s.
And data suggests that we spend the vast majority of our time in REM sleep as much as 95 percent of it, according to research from Baird and his colleagues published in in the journal Nature Neuroscience dreaming. To stop having weird dreams, try managing stress levels and sticking to a sleep routine. If you wake up from a weird dream, use deep breathing or a relaxing activity to fall back asleep. Visit Insider's Health Reference library for more advice. Erin Heger is a freelance journalist located in the Kansas City area.
She primarily covers stories related to healthcare policy, maternal mental health, parenting, and personal finance. Her work been featured in The Atlantic, Rewire.
News, Refinery29, HuffPost, and more. When a person stops drinking, it can lead to unusually vivid and intense dreams. Using certain substances — such as marijuana, cocaine, and ketamine — can contribute to vivid or unpleasant dreams.
People who are recovering from addiction may find that they have vivid dreams about using the drug they are recovering from. This is relatively common. Experts think that these dreams are part of the impact that drug addiction has on the brain. All medicines have potential side effects. For some people, these side effects can include bad or vivid dreams. Stress and traumatic events can lead to vivid dreams. Researchers believe that this is due to the role that dreaming plays in memory and processing emotions.
People who experience post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD are more likely to have bad vivid dreams than people who do not. Vivid dreams and nightmares are common during pregnancy. Sometimes, the stress of preparing for delivery and parenting can contribute to this.
Fluctuations in hormones can also play a role. People with depression can have vivid dreams. Themes such as poor self-image often feature. These dreams can sometimes lead to panic attacks. People with schizophrenia or a dissociative disorder may have intense dreams during a relapse.
Eating a big meal or having too much caffeine or alcohol in the hours before bed may disrupt your sleep. Stick to a schedule. Avoid activities like working, watching TV or playing video games in bed -- this will help your brain associate lying in bed with going to sleep.
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