First off, thanks to Beyonce for inspiring the title of this article. And to Pandora really for introducing me to the song.
On to more serious matters. Dreams have always been a mystifying topic; no one really knows what the purpose of dreams are, or how they come to manifest parts of our reality and subconscious. There has been research into when dreams occur, and several independent studies have suggested that specific types of electrical activity that occur during particular stages of sleep correlate with the occurrence of dreams. This article from one of my favorite neuroscience blogs describes a study that identified patterns of brain activity that may predict the likelihood that dreams will be recalled upon waking. Check it out:
http://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2011/05/sleepy_brain_waves_predict_dream_recall.php#more
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