If you’re a student trying to learn something new, stop studying and take a nap–but make sure you dream! (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show).
Napping after learning something new can help you commit it to memory, and The researchers think that dreams are a sign that unconscious part of the brain is working hard to process the information you just heard.
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Why do we sleep? Is it so we can dream? It turns out that while we sleep, something is going on in our brains that is necessary for making memories.
While science tries to understand the stuff dreams are made of, humans, from cultures all over the world, continue to believe that dreams contain important hidden truths.
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People who grew up watching black and white TV often don’t dream in color. But do blind people see ANYTHING in their dreams? One day we may be able to find out, because we’ll be able to SEE other people’s dreams!
In the December 16th edition of the New York Times, Anahad O’Connor reports that, depending on when blind people lose their sight, their dreams tend to be more about sounds than about images. But those who became blind after age 5 often DO see images in their dreams. These mainly tend to be about bad travel experiences, which probably reflect the problems they have navigating through life.
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…or in black and white? – In the Monday, Dec. 1st edition of the New York Times, Anahad O’Connor addresses the claim that some people only dream in black and white. Is this true?
It turns out that a small percentage of people DO dream in black and white. Researches have learned that these are the people who grew up in the era of black and white TV! O?Connor writes: “?People 25 and younger say they almost never dream in black and white. But people over 55 who grew up with little access to color television reported dreaming in black and white about a quarter of the time. Over all, 12% of people dream entirely in black and white.
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