dream_a_little

In brief

Dream a little dream of me
30 Jun 01

                                 If you think your lover is the man or woman of your dreams, you're
                                 right on target. In a survey of 300 students, Patrick McNamara at
                                 Boston University found that people who wanted to be or liked being
                                 in a relationship dreamed more often and more vividly than people
                                 who didn't want a relationship or didn't care either way (Journal of
                                 Sleep Research, vol 10, p 117).

                                 McNamara believes that dreaming is a way of processing emotional
                                 information and helps people maintain intimacy. He also found that
                                 singles who wanted relationships dreamed most of all. "Dreams are
                                 about wish fulfilment," he explains.
                                  From New Scientist magazine, vol 170 issue 2297, 30/06/2001, page
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