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The Dream Difference, Science Now
 









Excerpts: Socially aggressive dreams are more likely to occur during REM than
non-REM sleep   You're much more likely to dream about fighting with your
spouse, or other aggressive interactions, during REM sleep than non-REM sleep,
according to a new study. This specialization of dream states gives further
credence to the theory that dreams are more than just meaningless, chaotic
images.(...) Dreams during both stages tend to mull over social interactions,
leading some sleep researchers to speculate that dreams may help people better
deal with these encounters. (...)  REM sleep, for example, stimulates the
amygdala, which handles fear and aggression, while non-REM sleep kindles the
forebrain, (...).
Source: The Dream Difference[
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2005/131/2?etoc ], Nadja
Geipert, Science Now, 05/01/31

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