• Question: why do we dream?

    Asked by tylervg to Steph on 8 Jun 2023.
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      Steph Acaster answered on 8 Jun 2023:

      There are a few different theories. Some suggest that dreams just happen as a by-product of cells in the brain being randomly active as we sleep. Others suggest that dreams are the brain’s way of consolidating or making sense of information and experiences from when we’re awake.

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