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 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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New recordings of electrical activity in the brain may explain a major part of its function, including how it consolidates daily memories and why it needs to dream.
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A new book offers a psychological perspective on what it means to share a bed.
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How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they&#39;ve forgotten something important? Well, now at least there&#39;s a scientific explanation for the oversight.
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In 'The Science of Sleep,' a dreamer retreats into a fantasyland. Things go swimmingly until he wakes up.
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NEW YORK  - The brain's response to another  person's body language may help explain why humans are quite  efficient at fleeing from danger, according to researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Scientists are closer to   understanding how a particular gene mutation causes some people   to be extreme morning larks -- findings that could eventually   aid in understanding various sleep disorders.
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The same structure of the brain that makes people fearful is also critical in helping overcome fears, researchers have found in a study that may help guide new treatments of some mental illnesses.
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A mechanism in the brain may explain why some people cope better than others in the face of adversity.
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Scientists say they have found the brain regions that help us to decide whether to look someone in the eye or look away.
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New research supports the hypothesis that during sleep, the connections between neurons weaken.
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Ever wonder why fear-mongering seems to work so well at the pollsâwhile appeals to reason often leave the electorate cold? A new book applies neuroscience to politics to figure out why the Democrats struggle to push the buttons in voters' brains.
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A few nights without sleep can not only make people tired and emotional, but may actually put the brain into a primitive "fight or flight" state, researchers said on Wednesday.
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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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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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The stuff that dreams are made of is a chunk of grey matter deep down at the back of the human brain, reveals a study of a rare form of brain damage.