These experiments support the widely held theory that we dream because the brain's memory system is more active during sleep. Antidepressants can reduce REM sleep and dreaming, and in some cases improve memory.
We suggest that dreams and sleep exist at least partially to prevent other senses from taking over the brain's visual cortex, and that this part of the brain remains unused.
Dreams are the result of the organization, consolidation and transmission of information that our brains gain during sleep. REM sleep does not let our brain decide what to do with the information, or whether to ignore it or remember it, but is a mechanism that helps us make decisions.
While experts in neuroscience and psychology continue to conduct experiments to find out what happens during sleep in the brain, the ongoing research makes it impossible to prove any theory of why we dream. Some scientists claim that dreaming is a direct function or consequence of other biological processes that occur during sleep and many who deal with sleep and dreaming believe that dreaming serves a primary purpose. Whether biological, cognitive or psychological, it is likely to perform an important function in each of these areas.
Whether or not you remember your dreams does not depend on how well you sleep. Brain activity studies suggest that most people over the age of 10 dream four to six times a night, and some even remember dreams.
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Being on vacation in your dream suggests that you need to get away and recuperate. You feel overwhelmed with your daily responsibilities and need time to get away from it all. The dream could also mean that you know you need a break after you complete your hard work. Having a dream where your vacation is going downhill indicates that you are unable to enjoy the good things in life because you focus too much on when things are going bad. You feel that things are constantly a struggle for you.
When you play the lottery in your dream in implies that you are not trying hard enough to get things done in your life. You are letting your life play on your luck. Stop being so lazy, make a goal and work towards it. If you are given a lottery ticket in your dream it indicates that person trusts you with their life. If you see a lottery ticket then it suggests that you are trying too hard but you need to realise that sometimes we have to let destiny take its course. If you win the lottery it signifies your actual desire to not have any more financial distress.
Have you done something that is causing you to feel guilty, are you afraid someone catches you? Dreaming of a judge is your subconscious trying to guide you to do something to get out of that situation. If you are in an actual legal matter the dream is just depicting your feelings of the matter. Otherwise it represents your worries about society judging you.
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