Let's say I dreamt about someone hitting my head last night. Is it possible for that person also dreaming the same thing last night (which is hitting my head)
any studies ever done on this "synchronized" dream?
2006-09-19 15:20:59 · 11 answers · asked by Yang Guo 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I've had 'em. So, yes it is possible.
2006-09-19 15:22:35 · answer #1 · answered by JoseIIV 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's definitely possible to study dreams and know when they are occurring. ever hear of the REM cycle? it stands for rapid eye movement and it's during that time that your brain is going through the most activity i.e. dreaming. REM is just one part of the sleep cycle, though, and the entire thing lasts about 3 hours. i don't know of any studies done on this specific thing, but that'd be really interesting to find out. i also think it would be possible share dreams between people who are extrememly emotionally attached (siblings, spouses) to an extent, but it would probably be more circumstantial similarities than actual events (like dreaming that you were hit in the head and the person who you dreamt hitting you in the head also dreamt that they hit you in the head). the brain is a crazy thing... there's so much we don't know about ourselves.
2006-09-19 15:38:27 · answer #2 · answered by annabelle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There would be no way to study this. All research done on dreaming is based solely on people's own accounts. This is not reliable data, people forget or embellish or remember things wrong. Also there really is no way to pinpoint when exactly a dream occurred. Another thing about relying solely on a person's account is false memory can be triggered. For example last night you friend had a dream they really couldn't remember but they do remember being angry. You told your friend about your dream of being hit. It triggers something in their memory but may only believe they had a similar dream to yours. Sorry I don't think this is the answer you were looking for.
2006-09-19 15:27:13 · answer #3 · answered by Stacy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i know that there is much anecdotal evidence of this. And I seem to recall a study that found a simlarity in the sleeping brain waves of subjects who reported to share dreams, but I don't remember where and a quick web search turns up nothing scientific. Anyone else heard of this study?
2006-09-19 15:23:36 · answer #4 · answered by juicy_wishun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's possible. Unfortunately, it is unlike that any researcher would want to risk their reputation, would get funded and--provided they overcome those pitfalls--find a journal willing to publish them (although there are a few pay publish journals). You are likely to only find anecdotal evidence (evidence reporting accounts of it happening) rather than veritable experimental manipulation, although you might try doing some searches. Speaking of 6th sense/pseudo-psych, I did read an interesting article on "telephone telepathy." http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/05/telephone_telepathy/
2006-09-19 17:27:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anything is possible.. hopefully no one is dreaming of hitting you in the head though.
2006-09-19 15:22:01 · answer #6 · answered by awesome_eo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible and there are dream specialist that do study these.
2006-09-19 15:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by Bullz_ eye 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think if you and the other person was connected some how then yes I think it is possible
2006-09-19 15:29:08 · answer #8 · answered by Mrs Magoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Stephen King came up with that one...lol
2006-09-19 15:29:20 · answer #9 · answered by smilingmick 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never thought of that before, that would be pretty neat!
2006-09-19 15:28:08 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋