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"Neuroimaging studies show that the part of the brain that is responsible for short term, or working memory - the prefrontal cortex - is largely inactive during the REM sleep. It is as if the brain is not supposed to remember dreams or is essential to its functioning."
Although I don't think on the same lines, I read this and thought it would be interesting to see the responses.
I have alway had problems with my memory, but I noticed that it had improved a bit since I started dream recall. I don't know if anyone can back me up on this. Maybe I am imagining things, but that's what seems to be happening.
It could be that my body doesn't want something, but it doesn't mean that I have to agree with it.
When I learned of lucid dreaming, my initial impression was that this is the way we were meant to dream. it should be as naturel are breathing, but sometime or another, our society placed less emphasis on the sleeping hours of our life, and Lucid dreaming was by in large, forgetton by the people. I always viewed sleeping as a waste of time. as merely something I HAVE to do. Until lucid dreaming came into the picture. Then my entire view point changed. Now I anticipate my nightly journeys. I enjoy the time I sleep, as well as the time I wake. yeah, I guess what I'm trying to say here. is that LD balanced my life somewhat. So yes, I believe we "should" lucid dream.
i have 2 say i probably agree with this, when i was young i used 2 lucid dream alot more than i do now. Maybe this was just because of our developing brain but id like 2 think its something more.Quote:
When I learned of lucid dreaming, my initial impression was that this is the way we were meant to dream[/b]
My memory has got worst and worst over the last few years and ive been sleeping less & less( sometimes only a 1 or 2 hrs ). Trying 2 improve my dreamrecall the last couple of weeks has improved my sleep and made me feel alot better. Havent noticed any effect on my memory but u never know.
I agree. Over the years I have also had less and less sleep. The time I went to bed stayed the same, but with school, I just had to wake up earlier and earlier over the years. Walking at like 5 or 6 sucks :(
I think lucid dreaming and working on dream recall has improved my mess of a memory a little bit. I also agree that it is the way we are supposed to dream, I think children should be taught, I bet a child that is aware of lucid dreaming and the ability to control their dreams would be profoundly different from the kids these days. I think society needs it too, we live in such a stressful world and many sleep just because they have to, they miss out on all the benefits of lucidity, one can really destress in a lucid dream...
I also had alot more dreams (and most likely lucid ones) when I was younger. If lucid dreams were how dreams are supposed to be, then why aren't they mostly lucid? It could have something to do with how over thousands of years our brains have gotten significantly larger. Who knows, maybe dogs and monkeys always have lucid dreams! :lol:
Also, if theres just a part of your brain thats constricting lucid dreaming, dream recall might help you to fight through the part of your brain tahts causing some people to not have lucid dreams. So eventually, lucid dreaming wouldn't be as hard.
Nice avatar Bladus, and yes Seri, I think that would affect a childs life in great ways. Although there are some ramifacations, I mean, a perverted person could misuse lucid dreamin. Say for solely erotic fantasies. I think when you have to work for it, you respect it more. I dunno, maybe I'm just being paranoid. I just think it might be a tiny bit risky. When you have extremely vivid dreams, and you do something like killing it feels very real. Whats to stop a kid from developing a taste for that?
Hmmm I didnt think of that... your right.
As an adult I have a hard time figuring out what is real anymore, a child would probably have a very difficult time as they are still learning the basics about life in general. Perhaps if it were taught at a certain age... Then again what would that age be? Maybe it should be determined not by age but by how developed the child is? are they responsible, do they understand what we determine right and wrong is... (yeah I know its hard to say what is right and wrong...)
And yes alot of people use their LD's to go on rampages or fulfill any erotic desire, its their choice, just as long as they understand that they cannot do it here... I dont like the fact its being done in the dream world either, being I see it as a real place. But thats just me =P
ive never done very good in school whenever it comes to memorizing facts...i might be logically intelligent, but memorization > me...but since i've started lucid dreaming and recalling my dreams (without a dreamjournal), ive been able to sleep during lectures, and i can memorize things, while sleeping, better than most can awake...people hate me for it ^^ ...but seriously its helped me tons, i have a near impeccable memory of anything people say around me while i sleep, anybody else get this? either way it r0xx :D
yeah-WerBurn said- i have had a hard time in school memorizing facts, and i suck in the area of Mathmatics; but i also think that it helps a litle with my memory.
Also-the feeling I get after a LD, makes me think i had two times the amout of sleep, its just so refreshing :cheers:
Ditto! I can sleep an hour and feel ready to go. whereas in normal sleep if I only sleep an hour or so, I feel so groggy. And WerBurN, that is really awesome, I so wish I could do that.Quote:
Originally posted by Lowercase Society
yeah-WerBurn said- i have had a hard time in school memorizing facts, and i suck in the area of Mathmatics; but i also think that it helps a litle with my memory. *
Also-the feeling I get after a LD, makes me think i had two times the *amout of sleep, its just so refreshing :cheers:
Must..........teach..........me...............how.
No, seriously, any way you could teach me?
i agree...how do you do that?Quote:
Originally posted by Rtex
Must..........teach..........me...............how. *
No, seriously, any way you could teach me?
i fall asleep in school.....no really, thats it...
...really the only explaination i might have is this: since the teacher is talking on about something, and im trying to listen, it helps with WILD (ive mentioned this before)...easiest place for me to do WILD...anyway, once im in the lucid dream, while its goin on at the same time i can still kinda hear what the teacher is going on about, but not clearly enough to actually understand any of it...eventually i wake up, and i try to remember what hes been talking about and i can get imagery in my head as to what he was talking about, and come test time, i can answer correctly everytime...although sometimes when it comes to essays i have trouble, since its all imagery and not factual (which sucks :( )...some people are natural lucid dreamers, im a natural lucid learner i geuss lol