Not all dreams have become or stay nightmares. Many experts in neuroscience and psychology have concluded that dreams are essential for all of humanity. Dreams are needed for our mental, emotional and ...

Dreams of flying? Nightmares of teeth falling out? Falling off a cliff? As a sleep scientist at the University of Montreal, Michelle Carr has pretty much heard it all. She even says the content of ...

It’s November, and we are cauldron-deep in the season of the witch. The days are darkening, and the clocks have turned back, giving us another hour of sleep from the ephemeral savings bank of nod. But ...

As Halloween approaches, many will be preparing for spooky celebrations, but a darker side of the holiday may linger in their dreams as new data shows the most common Halloween nightmares. Here's what ...

Emily, once a sound sleeper, found her nights plagued by vivid, distressing nightmares. These night terrors, triggered by newfound stressors and medication side effects, left her sleep-deprived and ...

For years, dreams of my teeth cracking, loosening or falling out plagued my sleep. Loved ones of mine have repeatedly dreamed of flying, rolling away in a self-operating car, or running late for ...

Up to 50% of children between 3 and 6 years of age, and 20% between 6 and 12 years experience ‘frequent’ nightmares (American Psychiatric Association, 2000; Nielsen et al., 2000; Siegel, 2009). Fisher ...

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