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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Spotlight: Dreams & Nightmares

SPOTLIGHT: Dreams & Nightmares
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The psychological study of dreams and nightmares inspired the birth of modern 
sleep medicine in the mid-20th century.

Though the science behind dream analysis is a completely separate and legitimate realm of sleep science more or less "owned" by the field of psychology.

However, the narratives the mind processes during sleep have a distinct impact on sleep health and behaviors. 

There's never a shortage of interest in the subject. 

Let's take a closer look at the broad influence that dreams and nightmares can have over our sleep lives. 











HAT TIP to New York Magazine's fantastic coverage of these topics in their Science of Us section.

This week's links were published or updated between 5.25.16 and 10.25.16.


Why do we dream?

SEPT 5 || BUSTLE
5 Tips For Remembering Your Dreams After You've Woken Up

SEPT 7 || ZME SCIENCE
What do blind people ‘see’ when they dream?

SEPT 12 || GEEKTIME
This Dutch team has built a lucid dreaming machine

SEPT 12 || YAHOO!
To sleep, perchance to dream lucidly: Wearable iBand+ aims to improve slumber

SEPT 14 || ALTERNET
6 Fascinating Facts About Dreams

SEPT 22 || HUFFINGTON POST
What Your Weird Dreams Really Mean

OCT 5 || DREAM RESEARCH & EDUCATION
Review of the 2016 Conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams

OCT 6 || DREAM RESEARCH & EDUCATION
Dreams of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

OCT 7 || SCIENCE OF US ~ NEW YORK MAGAZINE
OCT 11 || CBS NEWS
Service dog protects his little boy from nightmares

OCT 12 || SCIENCE OF US ~ NEW YORK MAGAZINE

OCT 12 || SCIENCE OF US ~ NEW YORK MAGAZINE

OCT 14 || SCIENCE OF US ~ NEW YORK MAGAZINE

OCT 14 || SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Can Treating Nightmares Prevent Suicides?

OCT 17 || SCIENCE OF US ~ NEW YORK MAGAZINE

OCT 18 || THE ONLINE CLARION

OCT 21 || SCIENCE OF US ~ NEW YORK MAGAZINE