We All Dream: What Influences Our Dreams?
Scientists have conducted numerous experiments and ultimately discovered that interrupting dreams leads to a series of abnormal physiological responses in humans, such as:
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People who dream more tend to have a longer lifespan compared to those who dream less |
an increase in blood vessel activity, blood pressure, body temperature, and normal skin reactions, leading to weakened functions of the autonomic nervous system. Additionally, this can trigger a series of adverse psychological reactions, such as anxiety, irritability, impaired memory and orientation, and feelings of confusion.
This demonstrates that dreaming is a normal physiological process essential for human beings. Activities within dreams are one of the vital factors that ensure the normal functioning of the body. Researchers from the Sōka University in Japan found that there are two opposing types of hypnosis in our brains: one associated with dreamless sleep and the other with dreaming sleep. They successfully isolated the dream-inducing hypnosis and tested it on various animals, prolonging their dreaming time during sleep. The results of this experiment showed a significant increase in the average lifespan of the tested animals.
Therefore, scientists concluded: Individuals who dream more have a higher level of dream-inducing hypnosis in their brains. As a result, these individuals generally enjoy a longer lifespan compared to those who dream less.
