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Antonio Zadra
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Couverture du livre "The Dream Keepers"

“A brilliant and mind-bending debut that interweaves both the science and the mythology of dreams in a tale that is inventive, original, and utterly spellbinding. The Dreamkeepers will change how you view your own nocturnal dreams, and the figures that inhabit them.”

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Couverture du livre "When Brains Dream"

"A comprehensive, eye-opening exploration of what dreams are, where they come from, what they mean, and why we have them."

Our research focuses on the scientific study of dreams
- including everyday dreams, nightmares and lucid dreams -
as well as on sleep terrors and sleepwalking.

Did you know?

Circadian rhythms are regulated by the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the hypothalamus.

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Science articles and book chapters.

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TV documentaries and other presentations.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about dreams.

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Random FAQ question

Are there many differences between REM and NREM dream reports?

Although there were indications in early laboratory studies that dreaming occurs almost exclusively in REM sleep and that there were difference in the content of REM and NREM reports, many later studies suggest that the differences in recall are not black and white, especially late in the sleep period, and that some but not all of the content differences disappear when there is a control for word length (i.e., the number of words used to describe a given dream). Still, most studies conclude that dreams are more frequent and longer during REM periods and that many NREM reports seem to be “thoughts,” not dreams. In fact, NREM reports are more often a continuation of waking thoughts and memories, whereas there are few episodic memories in REM or home dream reports.

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