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A new experiment didn’t find signs of dreaming in brain waves

By analyzing the neural flickers of dreams, researchers hope to shed light on consciousness

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DREAM WORLD  Researchers are studying the dreaming brain for insights about how the mind creates consciousness.

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By Laura Sanders

- More than 2 years ago

In a nighttime experiment called the Dream Catcher, people’s dreams slipped right through the net. Looking at only the brain wave activity of sleeping people, scientists weren’t able to reliably spot a dreaming brain.