"Interpreting Birds' Dreams for Insights into Human Dreaming"
New research on the avian brain and REM sleep in birds suggests that birds may dream, challenging historical assumptions about animal consciousness. Studies have revealed that birds' brains share similarities with human brains, particularly in the regions associated with planning, sensory processing, and emotional responses, which are also crucial for REM sleep. This challenges past beliefs that birds were mere automatons and opens up new possibilities for understanding the nature of dreams and consciousness across species.