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Brain Controls Dream Storytelling
- The brain creates not only the dream environment but also the 'self' and dream characters from a first-person perspective.
- The brain keeps information about how the dream unfolds hidden to observe reactions, so we are not fully in control of dreams.
Flying Dreams Change With Doubt
- Dreamers flying often start falling once they question their ability to fly.
- This shows dreams are an interplay between brain-created scenarios and the dreamer's reactions.
Lucid Dreamers Communicate in REM
- Lucid dreamers can signal they're dreaming using deliberate eye movements despite paralysis of other muscles.
- This enables researchers to communicate with dreamers during REM sleep and study dream content dynamically.