Our brains try to convince us that dreams are real, often incorporating our doubts into the dream's narrative. Why does this ...

Lucid dreaming is the state of becoming aware one is dreaming while still being within the dream. To what end? That awareness may allow one to influence the dream itself, and the possibilities of ...

While dreaming is a common occurrence, they can be unnerving and sometimes very scary. They feel real but are most often ...

Humans have done everything from splitting the atom and photographing a black hole, yet our understanding of why we dream ...

While dreams are generally thought of as the unconscious wanderings of the mind, that’s not the full story. Lucid dreams are ones in which the individual is conscious or semi-conscious in the ...

Lucid dreams, the kind in which dreamers become aware that they’re dreaming, often allow control of the dreams’ narratives. Unshackled from space and time that govern waking life, lucid slumberers can ...