tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104789170244112435.post-78174047566786286992008-07-17T11:06:00.002-05:002008-07-17T11:21:26.458-05:002008-07-17T11:21:26.458-05:00Even in today's technological world, no one can fully explain why we dream. All we do know is that we do dream, and that dreaming occurs during the REM phase of sleep. Our brain activity during REM sleep and dreaming mimics that of brain activity during awake hours. This is the extent to the known facts about dreaming. There are however, a couple of theories on the subject.<br /><br />The first one deals with physical reasons for dreaming. During our awake hours, our brains send and receive bits of information between billions of brain cells, keeping our bodies functioning properly. Some believe that during REM sleep, dreaming takes the place of this activity and exercises the synapses, or pathways between the brain cells. Dreaming essentially picks up where the active, awake brain leaves off.<br /><br />A second theory deals with an emotional issue. Some believe that we dream for emotional reasons. Maybe we're worried about something, or feel inadequate about something. These feelings manifest themselves in dreams. It is believed that dreams can tell us things about ourselves that we never knew. Dreaming brings to the surface, things that may be buried deep inside us.<br /><br />Whether you believe one theory or the other, is up to you. For millions of years, humans have been trying to solve the mystery of why we dream. Until someone proves, or disproves either theory, research will continue.Health to Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04066953844786177599noreply@blogger.com0