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People can answer questions about their dreams without waking up

People can answer questions and solve maths problems while dreaming, and this could be used to help treat anxiety and other conditions

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How the strangeness of our dreams reveals their true purpose

Health

How the strangeness of our dreams reveals their true purpose

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Why does 'falling' in dreams happen?

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Illustration of a doctor's dream that involved her investigating quails' eggs as a possible covid-19 cure

Mind

How coronavirus is affecting your dreams – and what to do about it

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A man covered in fake blood is being scared by another man holding a chainsaw and a woman with a scarred face who's holding him down

Mind

èƵs studied a ‘haunted house’ to understand why we love horror

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Dream on: My year pursuing the third state of being

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Dream on: My year pursuing the third state of being

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We dream even when under general anaesthetic

Health

We dream even when under general anaesthetic

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Mind

A drug's weird side effect lets people control their dreams

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Mind

We've started to uncover the true purpose of dreams

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My weekend in the desert trying to experience dream telepathy

Humans

My weekend in the desert trying to experience dream telepathy

When Rowan Hooper went to Arizona to explore the purpose of dreams, he found himself among “experts” in using dreams to talk to dead people and diagnose cancer

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Humans

The dreams you forget are the most important for learning

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Humans

Dreams decoded: 6 answers to the mysteries of the sleeping mind

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Health

We must all wake up to the need for a good lie-in at the weekend

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Why dreaming is vital: Unlocking the power of REM sleep

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