• Question: Why do we dream?

    Asked by jay_oshea to Min, Marcello, Katie, Israel, Dheeraj, Aoife on 11 Nov 2019. This question was also asked by ohohSTINKY.
    • Photo: Aoife McHugh

      Aoife McHugh answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      I am not sure. I think it is a fascinating that our brains are still working and dreaming as we sleep. I am not sure if it is widely known why, there is so much in science still unknown. I would love to understand why we do too.

    • Photo: Marcello Valente

      Marcello Valente answered on 11 Nov 2019:

      At the moment we think that when we sleep your brain put your new and old memories in order, moving them throught the brain.
      The side effect of this “house cleaning” is the dream and it’s also why you generally forget them.

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