Image: 25/365 by ? maybe a mezzo ? One more reason to take a nap: a new study reported by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that REM sleep — also known as dreaming sleep— enhances creative problem solving. While … [Read more...] about REM Sleep Improves Creativity: New Research Findings
Dream & Sleep Research
Routine Sleep Schedules Good for Infants
ScienceDaily reported a study from the journal Sleep today showing a strong connection between regular bedtimes for babies and improved sleep patterns. Here's a snippet from the original article: Results indicate that the establishment of a nightly … [Read more...] about Routine Sleep Schedules Good for Infants
New Survey for Finding the Meaning of Dreams
Here's another opportunity to participate in dream research. Carey Morewedge of Carnegie Mellon University and Michael Norton of Harvard are conducting a short survey on dreams and memory. I took it in less than 10 minutes. The results will be … [Read more...] about New Survey for Finding the Meaning of Dreams
Lucid Dreamers Wanted for Study on Hypnopompic Hallucinations
Theoretical Neurophysiologist Karl Simanonok, PhD is looking for lucid dreamers to join his study on "auditory binding," which is the hypothetical moment when consciousness "sticks to" the auditory system while waking up out of … [Read more...] about Lucid Dreamers Wanted for Study on Hypnopompic Hallucinations
Sleep On It — You’ve got Nothing to Lose
I was in college when I learned that if I crammed for a test and then got a couple hours sleep, that crammed info would still be in my head the next morning. It was a great discovery -- I have always been a fan of getting my sleep. Now a group of … [Read more...] about Sleep On It — You’ve got Nothing to Lose
Alchemy and Dreams
Image _MG_2109b (cc) by D N If you are interested in the topics of alchemy, transformation of consciousness and dreams, I recommend checking out educational philosopher Seth Miller's website at Spirit Alchemy. Miller has tons of scholarly articles … [Read more...] about Alchemy and Dreams