In the Dreamscape of Nightmares, Clues to Why We Dream at All
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By all evidence, outrageously bad dreams are a universal human experience.
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The stories seem strange but riveting. A heart attack victim recalls floating in the air, watching paramedics revive him. A surgical patient remembers hovering, watching the doctors operate. Such widely reported out-of-body experiences have long been the territory of theology, philosophy and scary movies. Now scientists have turned their attention to the topic.
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Feelings of phoniness appear to alter peopleâs goals in unexpected ways and may also protect them against subconscious self-delusions.
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Coming face-to-face with someone who looks scared triggers an automatic response in the brain that tells you to be afraid too, US researchers suggest.
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NEW YORK  - A technique called imagery rehearsal therapy not only helps chronic insomniacs get a good night's sleep, it also seems to help lessen depression and anxiety, according to research presented this week at SLEEP 2007 -- the 21st annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
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Pregnant women and those who have recently given birth commonly have dreams in which their baby is in danger, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - The dreaming reported by many patients during surgery, in most cases, does not mean the anesthesia is wearing off, Australian researchers report in the journal Anesthesiology.
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Scientists believe they have found a novel function for the tiny involuntary movements our eyes make all the time.
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Experts pinpoint a brain part that may hold the key to recognising places we have previously been.
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A new book offers a psychological perspective on what it means to share a bed.
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For more than two decades, New York scientist Richard Axel and colleague Linda B. Buck have shared a singular pursuit: to understand how the brain perceives the world&#39;s myriad of smells - from the scent of roses to the scent of refuse.
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In the state of âlucid dreaming,â a sleeping person becomes aware he or she is dreaming and may even be able to direct the action.
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Researchers have unveiled a new way to map the brainâs billions of neurons.
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Variations on identity theft that involve criminal records or medical histories give rise to their own special nightmares.
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Every so often, nature reminds humans why we once feared it. And once in a while, we remember in turn what makes us human. In the terrible wake of the tsunamis in Southeast Asia--so vast their counterparts
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The study shows that images of fear affect the emotional part of the brain. Since the link between the emotional brain and action is stronger than the link between the visual brain and action, viewing fearful
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And can people have the same dream at the same time? Also in this week's column:â¦