Whenever I dream about being stuck in a corn maze with Kamala Harris (yes, this is a recurring one), I always try to find deeper meaning. Maybe I’m meant to run for office, or maybe my body is trying to tell me I’m allergic to corn. But even if our strange dreams don’t signify anything, new research suggests that they could still be stimulating our creativity and sharpening our learning skills.
In a peer reviewed study published on the Human Brain Project, researchers used a simulation of the brain to figure out how different phases of sleep affect learning, per EurekAlert. The brain simulation was put through the three different states: wakefulness, non-REM sleep, and REM sleep. For those who don’t know, REM (which stands for rapid eye movement) sleep is a deep stage of sleep that leaves you feeling rested and that studies have found reduces depression and anxiety.
