科学告诉你：关于梦的5个真相

1 month, 1 week ago

This Sleep Occurrence May Indicate Your Risk Of Dementia

PonyWang via Getty Images Research suggests frequent bad dreams or nightmares could indicate whether you're at risk for dementia. Research shows that experiencing frequent distressing dreams and nightmares ― meaning, specifically, frightening dreams that cause you to wake up ― may be linked with a higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Previous research has discovered a possible link between …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Are your dreams and nightmares trying to tell you something?

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

What are dreams and why do we have them? New research sheds light on the science behind sleep

Hindustan Times

People have pondered whether dreams have a purpose throughout human history. Research indicates that a positive attitude towards dreams and attention skills affect dream recall, with methods like keeping a dream journal improving the ability to remember dreams. Dream recall Some people are better at remembering their dreams than others, recalling dreams more frequently and in more detail. So far, …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Loneliness increases nightmares? Study finds a surprising link

Hindustan Times

Loneliness is often casually dismissed as a mere feeling that everyone experiences at some point however, a study published in the Journal of Psychology reveals the complexities of loneliness and its far-reaching consequences. It extends beyond a state of mind, harming overall wellbeing hence, loneliness and sleep disorders are public health concerns, as they increase the risk of cardiac diseases …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Giving up my phone at night has supercharged my dreams and sleep experts say there is a very worrying explanation, writes ISOLDE WALTERS

Daily Mail

As I once again wake, exhausted and grumpy, with my phone wedged under my pillow, I decide something has to change. Isolde Walters found that when she stopped using her phone before bed, her dreams became more vivid So that night, determined to break my smartphone’s hold over me, I plug it into the charger in my living room and …

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5 months, 1 week ago

研究：“夜猫子”的认知功能更强

China Daily

虽然说熬夜伤身，但新研究发现，习惯晚睡晚起的人在智力、推理、反应速度和记忆力上都要优于早睡早起的人。 Photo/Pexels The idea that night owls who don’t go to bed until the early hours struggle to get anything done during the day may have to be revised. 研究表明，晚睡可能有助于提升大脑能力。习惯晚睡的人可能比早睡者更敏锐。 Researchers led by academics at Imperial College London studied data from the UK Biobank study on more than 26,000 people who had completed intelligence, reasoning, reaction time and memory tests. …

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5 months, 1 week ago

研究：“夜猫子”的认知功能更强

China Daily

虽然说熬夜伤身，但新研究发现，习惯晚睡晚起的人在智力、推理、反应速度和记忆力上都要优于早睡早起的人。 Photo/Pexels The idea that night owls who don’t go to bed until the early hours struggle to get anything done during the day may have to be revised. 研究表明，晚睡可能有助于提升大脑能力。习惯晚睡的人可能比早睡者更敏锐。 Researchers led by academics at Imperial College London studied data from the UK Biobank study on more than 26,000 people who had completed intelligence, reasoning, reaction time and memory tests. …

Brain Sleep Duration

6 months, 1 week ago

"High intensity training for the mind": A neurosurgeon explains why we dream

Salon

I woke up exhausted this morning. “Our brains are not resting when we sleep,” explains Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD, whose latest book is “This Is Why You Dream: What Your Sleeping Brain Reveals About Your Waking Life.” In it, Jandial, a Los Angeles neuroscientist and neurosurgeon, explores why the brain stays active even as the rest of the body is …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

5 ways nightmares affect your mental health

India TV News

Nightmares are more than just unsettling dreams; they can profoundly affect your overall well-being. Understanding the nature of nightmares and their potential effects is crucial, as they can disrupt your sleep, influence your daily life, and affect your mental health. Exacerbation of mental health disorders: For individuals already suffering from mental health disorders such as PTSD, anxiety, or depression, nightmares …

Health Stress Sleep Mental Anxiety Affect Ptsd

11 months ago

人类需要冬眠吗？

China Daily

自打入冬以来，相信很多人每天早上都会和自己的被窝上演一出“生死离别”的大戏。特别是那些每天都要早起的“上班族”和“上学族”，不管闹钟响了几次总是感觉睡不醒、不想和被窝分开，这是咋回事儿呢？难道一到冬天人类也是会像动物一样要冬眠吗？ “If you feel like sleeping more in the winter, you’re not alone,” said Dr. Raj Dasgupta, an associate professor of clinical medicine at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California, citing research that found at least a third of American adults reported they sleep more in the winter. “The decrease in sunlight causes an increase in melatonin, a …

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1 year, 2 months ago

5 common nightmares and what they could mean for your mental health, according to a dream expert

Salon

In childhood, I had a recurring nightmare I can still remember as vividly as if I had experienced it last night. Dreams in which you’re being chased are actually the most common type of nightmare to have in childhood, says Deirdre Barrett, Ph.D., a dream researcher at Harvard University and author of “The Committee of Sleep.” In general, you tend …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Do you cry in your sleep? Unresolved trauma to depression; 10 reasons why it may happen

Hindustan Times

"I woke up howling, but couldn't remember why. One may have bad dreams or nightmare occasionally, but waking up crying frequently isn't a good sign for mental health, say experts. People who have recently or in the past undergone trauma may wake up crying as a sign of repressed emotions. Although this phenomenon may occasionally result from nightmares or vivid …

Health Mental Health Emotional Trauma Sleep Crying Mental

1 year, 2 months ago

5 reasons we forget our dreams after waking up

Hindustan Times

Dreams have a magical quality to it and while some of them are unpleasant, many others are pleasurable, joyful and full of adventure. Rapid evanescence of dream memories Dreams are primarily stored in our short-term memory, which is highly volatile. Dream amnesia mechanism Some researchers believe that forgetting dreams may serve a protective purpose. The rapid dissipation of dream memories …

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1 year, 2 months ago

5 reasons why you are having too many dreams; expert decodes

Hindustan Times

Dreams are fascinating and transport us to the world where seemingly impossible things are possible and things unfold in the most dramatic way. Dreaming is a normal part of sleep process, and it can actually help consolidate memories and prepare us to face life situations better. Excessive dreaming and daytime fatigue can be indicative of various factors that involve both …

Emotional Sleep Life Mind Your Mind Sleep Quality Dreams

1 year, 5 months ago

How the seasons affect your sleep 季节如何影响你的睡眠

China Daily

随身英语 How the seasons affect your sleep 季节如何影响你的睡眠 Play audio file 季节会影响我们的睡眠吗？根据最新研究，答案是肯定的。本期节目介绍我们的睡眠模式是如何演变而成的，以及光和温度是否会对睡眠时间产生影响。词汇：sleep 睡眠 After a long winter, the arrival of spring can be a welcome relief. "Our study shows that even while living in an urban environment, with just artificial light, humans seasonal sleep," says Dieter Kunz, one of the study's lead authors and head of the clinic of …

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1 year, 6 months ago

How multilingual dreams are connected to language learning 多语言的梦与语言学习的联系

China Daily

随身英语 How multilingual dreams are connected to language learning 多语言的梦与语言学习的联系 Play audio file 关于睡眠状态下的人类大脑活动仍有许多待我们研究的地方，不过梦也许能给我们提供一些相关线索。本文探讨大脑学习外语的方式及梦里用外语交流对语言学习有何意义。词汇：language learning 语言学习 It is often said that if we dream in a foreign language, it's a sign that we are making progress in learning that language. Even adults still learn about one new word every two days in their first language, but, if we are …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Ever Wondered Why You Have The Same Dream Over and Over? New Study has the Answer

News 18

It is not uncommon for people to have the same dream every night. A study published in the Motivation and Emotion journal aimed to find the link between psychological need-based experiences and recurring dreams. In the first study, the team used a cross-sectional design to assess how these long-lasting experiences are reflected in dreams by looking at the relationship between …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Why some people wake up unable to move

BBC

Why some people wake up unable to move Getty Images Almost 8% of adults claim to have experienced sleep paralysis at some point in their lives Sleep paralysis has inspired paintings and horror stories. "It's really not that uncommon," says Sharpless, who is also the co-author of Sleep Paralysis: Historical, Psychological, and Medical Perspectives. Sharpless's research found that between 15% …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Childhood nightmares linked to dementia risk later in life, study finds

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1 year, 10 months ago

Why we can dream in more than one language

BBC

Why we can dream in more than one language Emmanuel Lafont/BBC People who speak more than one language will often dream in a multilingual way – even if they are only learning Sleep has a more powerful role in language-learning than was previously thought. To use the new word appropriately, and distinguish it from similar-sounding words, we need to link …

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1 year, 10 months ago

How dream journaling can help

Hindustan Times

I am accustomed to sleep, and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake. – RENE DESCARTES Tina Mukerji explains how dream journaling can help It’s amazing to note how our everyday life percolates through the nocturnal creative activity we all experience for approx. Dream journaling also provides an electro shock therapy to your creative …

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1 year, 11 months ago

How does Covid-19 affect your sleep and dreams

Live Mint

By the end of 2022, more than 650 million COVID infections had been reported to the World Health Organisation. The most recent meta-analysis, a review of all the currently available scientific literature, estimates that 52% of people who contract Covid suffer from sleep disturbances during the infection. People suffering from long Covid seem very likely to face persistent sleep problems. …

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2 years, 3 months ago

The ultimate guide to sleeping better

Live Mint

Sleep is critical for our emotional, mental and physical wellbeing, say doctors and sleep medicine experts. “Sleep cannot be ignored, no matter how hectic our work schedule is,” says Dr. Trideep Kumar Choudhury, consultant psychiatrist at Fortis Healthcare, Delhi. “Sleep is necessary for our healthy functioning and survival and is critical to health like our diet and physical activity.” We …

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2 years, 4 months ago

a wink of sleep可不是卖萌撩人哦！真实的意思竟然有点心酸……

China Daily

今天的英语小课堂就给大家介绍八种关于睡眠的表达，其中有四种睡得好的表达，也有四种睡得差的表达，不过阿研祝每个小伙伴都能睡得香香哦～睡眠好 1. sleep like a log 关于“log”，我们比较熟悉的翻译是“日志”，但这里的“log”是“原木、木材”的意思。 sleep like a log 可不要翻译成“睡得像根木头”哇，咱们一般译为“酣睡、睡得很熟”。例：The beds were really comfortable and I slept like a logevery night. 床很舒服，我每晚都睡得很熟。 2. sleep like a baby 看到这个短语，你有没有想到小婴儿熟睡时那静谧、安详的可爱脸蛋儿？ sleep like a baby，是“安然入睡、睡的香甜”的意思。例：I often sleep like a baby after work. 我不知道是不是该吃完晚饭后就立刻躺下，我很可能一沾枕头就睡着了。睡眠差 1. sleep deprivation 其中 deprivation 是“剥夺、缺乏”的意思。sleep deprivation 的意思就是“缺觉、睡眠不足”。 2. sleep disorder 除了睡眠不足，还有一种障碍是“睡不着”。这里的 disorder是“混乱、紊乱”的意思。 3. …

Sleep Wink

2 years, 4 months ago

Why sleep is important for your health and well-being

Live Mint

Why do we sleep, and what happens during sleep? A study published earlier this year in the journal Nature, on sleep health composites states that poor sleep health may contribute to greater risk of heart disease. "Findings revealed having more sleep health problems may increase the risk of heart disease in middle adulthood," it states. The American Health Institute also …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Frequent bad dreams and nightmares linked to Parkinson’s in new study

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Adults who experience frequent bad dreams and nightmares may be …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Can Improve Emotional Memory, Says Study

News 18

Getting good sleep is indeed beneficial for physical and mental health. Now, a study that claims emotional memory can improve with rapid eye movement sleep has been published. The second stage of sleep is called rapid eye movement sleep. non rapid eye movement sleep. During rapid eye movement, the message is received in the brain, but the neurons do not …

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2 years, 8 months ago

The trouble with sleep

China Daily

SU XIAOPAO/FOR CHINA DAILY We all need it, but for many it's a nuisance that they feel deprives them of living, Zhang Lei reports. On March 21, designated by the United Nations as World Sleep Day, Nanguo Morning News, a newspaper in Guangxi autonomous region, conducted a survey that attracted 2,000 respondents, Forty-three percent of them said they sleep late …

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2 years, 9 months ago

十年来，我国人均睡眠时长缩短近1.5小时

China Daily

最近发布的一份报告显示，过去10年国人的入睡时间晚了两个多小时，睡眠时长减少90分钟。 Children take their afternoon siesta at a kindergarten in Xiangyang, Hubei province, on Monday. YANG TAO/FOR CHINA DAILY The average Chinese person is getting around 90 minutes less sleep a day than 10 years ago, with the duration falling from 8.5 hours in 2012 to just over seven hours last year, according to a report released ahead of World …

Chinese Hours World Sleep

3 years ago

Did You Know These 5 Interesting Facts and Theories About Dreams? Read on

News 18

In our everyday lives, we throw around the word dream casually by using statements like ‘dream big in life’ and ‘dreams are an escape from the harsh reality’, but how much do we really know about dreams? The questions around dreams are something that have fascinated the scientific community as well as philosophers since forever and new theories regarding the …

Dream Dreams Your Dreams

3 years, 1 month ago

Decoding Dreams

Deccan Chronicle

Dreams are fascinating and mysterious experiences, and understanding the psychology behind them could lead to a better understanding of sleep and the mind. Dr Satish Ramaiah, Consultant Neuro-psychiatrist and Sleep Disorders Specialist, People Tree Maarga, says, “Dreams can be varied, vivid bizarre and discrete. Some researchers even believe that it is possible to draw a psychological portrait of an individual …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Study Claims Poor Sleep Affects Mental Health in Students

News 18

A new study published in the bimonthly academic journal ‘Annals of Human Biology’ claims that approximately 65.5% of students are experiencing sleep difficulty, kind of partial insomnia, and it is affecting their mental health. The study is published in the journal under the headline – ‘Poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness and association with mental health in college students.’ The …

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3 years, 7 months ago

研究：安眠药长期服用会失效

China Daily

常吃安眠药的人会发现，安眠药貌似越吃越不灵。如今研究证实，安眠药确实不适合长期服用，只有短期内服用才有效，长远来看治疗失眠还是应该求助于认知行为疗法。 Sleeping pills prescribed to millions of people every year do not work in the long term, a study has found. 科学家发现，服用安眠药一至两年后，睡眠质量和时间并不会改善。 The research team said that rather than taking such medication long term, patients should receive cognitive behavioural therapy to help them sleep. 据研究团队估算，英国有十分之一的成人定期服用某种安眠药，随之而来的是上瘾的风险。 For the new study, published in BMJ Open, a team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital …

Women Sleep Three Nights

3 years, 7 months ago

研究：安眠药长期服用会失效

China Daily

常吃安眠药的人会发现，安眠药貌似越吃越不灵。如今研究证实，安眠药确实不适合长期服用，只有短期内服用才有效，长远来看治疗失眠还是应该求助于认知行为疗法。 Sleeping pills prescribed to millions of people every year do not work in the long term, a study has found. 科学家发现，服用安眠药一至两年后，睡眠质量和时间并不会改善。 The research team said that rather than taking such medication long term, patients should receive cognitive behavioural therapy to help them sleep. 据研究团队估算，英国有十分之一的成人定期服用某种安眠药，随之而来的是上瘾的风险。 For the new study, published in BMJ Open, a team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital …

Women Sleep Three Nights

3 years, 8 months ago

Do octopuses have dreams? Tiny ones, probably, say scientists

Live Mint

An octopus named Marshmallow lies at rest at the bottom of her tank, suddenly shifting in color from a pale white-green to brown and then orange, as her muscles twitch, suckers contract and her closed eyes shift around. One of these states, which they dubbed "active sleep," is akin to rapid eye movement in mammals, birds and some reptiles -- …

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3 years, 8 months ago

A majority of young Chinese struggle to chase their dreams

China Daily

Nearly 60 percent of young Chinese interviewed for a recent survey by China Youth Daily said they habitually go to bed late and don't fall asleep until after 11 pm. Of the 2,002 respondents, all of whom were aged between 18 and 35, only 8.5 percent said that their average sleeping time exceeds eight hours, and most usually get between …

Sleep Bed

4 years ago

The fascinating science of sleep and its role in human evolution

Live Mint

It was the Upanishads that introduced me to the kinds of sleep. Vladimir Nabokov called sleep the “nightly betrayal of reason, humanity, genius”, Arnold Schwarzenegger advised those who want eight hours of it to “sleep faster”, and Margaret Thatcher prided herself in getting by with four hours. Human beings sleep in 90-minute cycles—each comprising light sleep REM, or Rapid Eye …

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4 years, 3 months ago

How to improve your sleep 如何改善睡眠质量

China Daily

How to improve your sleep 如何改善睡眠质量 Play audio file 有很多关于改善睡眠质量和增加睡眠时间的观念是错误的，其中一些甚至会对人们的健康造成损害。坐在电视机前打盹，一直躺在床上以帮助睡眠……这些方式可能并不像你想象的那样有益处。本文介绍一些可以帮助你改善睡眠质量的方法，以及一些关于 “睡眠” 的词汇。词汇：sleep 睡眠 Sleeping is important, but we all know that, right? Many people have experienced strange sleeping patterns, weird dreams and a feeling of restlessness and drowsiness during the coronavirus lockdown, despite a good night’s sleep. While most snoring is harmless, it could be a sign of sleep …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Pandemic dreams: Have you been having unusual dreams lately? Here’s why

The Hindu

Ever turned into a giant Y-shaped antibody to physically fight the novel Coronavirus and its many bulbous projections? In about every 90 minutes to 120 minutes, we get a REM period,” says Dr N Ramakrishnan, senior consultant in Sleep Medicine and Director of Chennai-based Nithra Institute of Sleep Sciences. Having insomnia or narcolepsy increases the possibilities of having vivid dreams,” …

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