When you're in deep sleep, your mind can paint vivid scenes like being chased by fictional serial killer Michael Myers or unexpectedly bumping into your ex — but why? "I can say with certainty that ...

Brain scans have recently been utilized in groundbreaking studies to recreate images from dreams. This impressive leap in technology promises to unlock new perspectives on human cognition and the ...

When he was two years old, Ben stopped seeing out of his left eye. His mother took him to the doctor and soon discovered he had retinal cancer in both eyes. After chemotherapy and radiation failed, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." In a recurring dream of mine, I’m driving a car when I suddenly remember I don’t know how. It’s ...

Each night, our brains cycle through hours of activity that remain surprisingly mysterious. Even though much of that time is spent dreaming, scientists still don't fully understand what the brain is ...

Most of us have about five dreams each night, though we're not likely to remember any of them. But a team of researchers has found a pattern of brain activity that seems to reveal not only when the ...

Dreams were once thought to be messages from the gods or omens of the future; we now understand that they are neither. In 1900, Sigmund Freud believed that the contents of dreams cannot be taken in ...