Sleep is good; dreams are even better
I sometimes wonder how it seems as though new information
comes to us in our dreams. Technically it should only be
information that already exists in our brains, right? Or
as I understand it, our brains' attempts to make sense of
random 'static' inputs from senses (sight, sounds, etc)
that are offline.
The reason being, sometimes I swear I am learning things
in my dreams. Things that can't have already been in my
head. Maybe it's only the *sensation* of learning, and not
actual new knowledge. Another thing: my dreams have a
certain 'landscape' to them... places that I recognize,
buildings, neighborhoods. These don't exactly match any I
know about in the waking world, but sometimes in a half-
dreamy state, I remember them almost as if they are real
places that I have been to.
comes to us in our dreams. Technically it should only be
information that already exists in our brains, right? Or
as I understand it, our brains' attempts to make sense of
random 'static' inputs from senses (sight, sounds, etc)
that are offline.
The reason being, sometimes I swear I am learning things
in my dreams. Things that can't have already been in my
head. Maybe it's only the *sensation* of learning, and not
actual new knowledge. Another thing: my dreams have a
certain 'landscape' to them... places that I recognize,
buildings, neighborhoods. These don't exactly match any I
know about in the waking world, but sometimes in a half-
dreamy state, I remember them almost as if they are real
places that I have been to.