"Deciphering the Connection Between Dreams and Waking Life: Insights from Cognitive Neuroscience"

Recent findings in cognitive neuroscience presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) in Toronto shed light on the impact of dreams on our waking lives. Researchers are exploring innovative ways to study dreams and their influence on cognition, including the potential to engineer dreams to aid those with sleep disorders. Studies suggest that perceptions of dreams and sleep quality often differ from traditional objective measures, with implications for understanding the architecture of sleep and addressing insomnia. Additionally, researchers are leveraging lucid dreaming as a tool to gather real-time data on dreams and better understand their function, opening new avenues for manipulating dreams and reducing nightmares.