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What Are Dreams?
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EXPLORE SLEEP AND DREAMS
What are dreams? Why do we have them? Scientists may be nearing an answer by watching dreams unfold and testing their impact on our sleeping and waking lives. Introduce your students to the latest research.
The Sleep-Memory Connection
(Interactive)
Explore the stages of a good night's sleep and the research linking sleep to memory.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3410/01-slee-flash.html
Sleep
(Video)
See some of the ways scientists are working to understand the question: Why do we need sleep? (12:52 min.)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3410/01.html
