The Secret World of Dreams: What Happens When Our Mind Falls Asleep
Every night when the world around us quiets down and our eyes close something extraordinary begins to unfold inside our minds Our body rests but the brain does not truly sleep Instead it enters a mysterious theatre where dreams quietly take the stage Scientists have discovered that most vivid dreams happen during a stage of sleep called REM Rapid Eye Movement During this phase the brain becomes surprisingly active sometimes almost as active as when we are awake Our eyes move rapidly under closed eyelids breathing becomes irregular and the brain begins weaving images emotions and memories into strange stories What is fascinating is that the brain areas responsible for emotion and memory like the amygdala and hippocampus become highly active during REM sleep Meanwhile the prefrontal cortex the part of the brain responsible for logic and decision-making becomes less active This explains why dreams often feel emotional dramatic and
