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Re: Link btwn excessive dreaming & poor memory, you bet!

Posted by MDC on January 27, 2001 at 05:20:25:
In Reply to: Link btwn excessive dreaming & poor memory? posted by Alyssa on January 26, 2001 at 19:50:47:
Alyssa,
You dream during a stage of sleep called REM sleep. Although, you dream during this stage of sleep, you do not remember the dreams as you are asleep. Remembering your dreams only happens when you are aroused from sleep to wake. When you are aroused or wake, as you transition from sleep you will remember the dream if you are waking from REM sleep. Frequent dream reports each night means fragmented REM sleep(waking breifly many times during REM sleep). Likely you have a sleep disorder that arouses you during REM sleep. Now, one of the functions of REM sleep is to consolidate your memory. Again, if you are being aroused many times during your REM sleep, this memory consolidation process is fragmented as well causing daytime memory problems. You likely have a REM related sleep disorder.
Go get help. Memory degredation can be severe in some cases.

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