Imagine if corporations could place adverts for their products inside your dreams. It may sound like far-fetched science fiction, but amazingly, science and technology has reached the point where … Read more
We talk to legendary sleep researcher Robert Stickgold, and eminent dream scientist Antonio Zadra about their book When Brains Dream, and their new theory, NEXTUP an overarching framework for explaining the biological function of dreams and dreaming.
From the earliest civilisations to the present day, humans have been fascinated by the many mysteries of dreams and dreaming. But in the 20th century, the discovery of REM sleep … Read more
It is not uncommon for us to lay the rap on food for various forms of discomfort, restless sleep and odd dreams among them. The scientific community tends to be … Read more
From the dawn of human history we’ve been obsessed with making sense of dreams. Sigmund Freud was the first to attempt a truly scientific explanation of dreaming. He believed that dreams represented … Read more
Some nights you might start snoring the minute your head hits your pillow. But other nights might involve more readjusting, thinking about your day, and drifting gradually to sleep. That … Read more
What Is Lucid Dreaming? The term lucid dreaming was first coined by Frederik van Eaden, a Dutch writer and psychiatrist in the late 19th century. It is a special kind of … Read more
Sleep Junkies takes an in-depth look at the complex relationship between sleep, creativity, and innovation. What drives human progress? How did we manage to leap-frog the evolutionary ladder to become the most … Read more
Alcohol and sleep. We take a look at why science says mixing the two are a really bad idea. Like it or not, alcohol is an inseparable part of the human … Read more
Why do we dream? Is there any meaning to these visions we see almost every night? Ancient civilizations considered dreams as signs or revelations from the gods. Sigmund Freud – … Read more
