Purposes of Dreaming
This purpose of dreaming helps us sort through our day.
What is process information?
These are the brain waves while we're awake.
What are beta waves?
This means "rapid eye movement."
What is REM (sleep)?
The length of a human's free-running cycle.
What is 25 hours?
What is sleep apnea?
This purpose of dreaming might involve falling asleep with a question and waking up with an answer.
What is work out problems?
These are the brain waves when you're in stage 1 of sleep.
What are alpha waves?
This is awareness of what's happening outside or inside the self.
What is consciousness?
The length of a human's circadian rhythm.
What is 24 hours?
A bad dream!
What is a nightmare?
This process of dreaming involves random firings of neurons in our brains and uses them to tell a story that makes sense.
What is making sense of random information?
These brain waves only occur during deep sleep.
What are delta waves?
This is the inability to get enough sleep.
What is insomnia?
This is a level below conscious awareness.
What is subconscious?
A sleeping disorder where a person falls instantly asleep no matter what is going on in the environment.
What is narcolepsy?
A dream where I keep thinking about math homework probably fulfills this purpose.
What is working out problems?
This is the stage of sleep where dreams occur.
What is REM sleep?
This controls biological rhythms or cycles.
What are biological clocks?
Any type of sleep where dreams do not occur.
What is NREM sleep?
A controversial practice where you can trick somebody into doing what you want them to do.
What is hypnosis?
A dream where I revisit the mall, school, and home and see my old friends I ran into today when I went to the mall, probably fulfills this purpose.
What is process information?
This is the stage of sleep where eyes move around rapidly.
What is REM sleep?
This is the process of altering or changing the free-running cycle to fit a different rhythm.
What is entrainment?
Stages 1, 2, 3, and 4 of sleep are all considered this.
What is NREM sleep?
The best NFL team.
Who are the New England Patriots?