Why Do We Dream?
     * The role of dreams
     * What influences dreams?
     * How to remember your dreams
   Dreams are hallucinations that occur during certain stages of sleep.
   when you may be less likely to recall your dream. Much is known about
   researchers to explain the role of dreams.
   sleep, your brain is still active, but your thoughts or dreams often
   the brain trigger dreams, rather than the logical regions.
   Though there's no definitive proof, dreams are usually autobiographical
   role of dreams.
   The role of dreams
   Researchers still don't entirely agree on the purpose of dreams. There
Dreams as therapists
   Your dreams may be ways of confronting emotional dramas in your life.
Dreams as fight-or-flight training
   One of the areas of the brain that's most active during dreaming is the
Dreams as your muse
   One theory for why we dream is that it helps facilitate our creative
   tendencies. Artists of all kinds credit dreams with inspiring some of
Dreams as memory aides
   One widely held theory about the purpose of dreams is that they help
   How dreams affect memory storage and recall isn't clearly understood
   yet. But dreams may help the brain more efficiently store important
   Dreams that help you deal productively with emotions, memories, and
   considered a dream that's simply more frightening or upsetting.
   disorder. Regularly occurring scary dreams can be labeled a sleeping
   What influences dreams?
   dreams.
   One of the biggest influences on dreams is how much or how little
   REM sleep. You're likely to have more vivid dreams if you've had some
   restless nights. You're also more likely to recall those dreams, too.
   Being pregnant is also a catalyst for vivid dreaming. Increased hormone
   This often leads to some intense dreams.
   and sometimes disturbing or negative dreams and nightmares. The
   better dreams. But it's clear that some foods may set the stage for you
   to remember your dreams better.
   you'll probably remember more of your dreams.
   dreaming, a good night's sleep will cut down on the intense dreams
   in dreamy REM sleep, which is one of the lightest stages of sleep.
   How to remember your dreams
   One of the reasons dreams can be difficult to remember is that the
   levels when you're dreaming. In fact, if you have a dream but don't
   wake up during the dream, you won't be able to remember it. The dreams
   Two ways to help recall your dreams is to tell yourself as you're
   falling asleep that you want to remember your dream. If that's your
   last thought, you may be more likely to wake up with a dream still
   Since dream recall can be easily interrupted by even the slightest
   distraction, you should try to remember as much of your dream as soon
   to grasp whatever images or memories you have of your dream and write