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Infinite Dreams

By: Olivia Andrews

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Research Question

Why are some dreams remembered and others forgotten?

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I Was Inspired….

Have you ever wondered why sometimes you forget your dreams, while other times you recall them as clearly as if they were real? Dreams have sincerely fascinated me in so many ways, but have raised puzzling questions for me and many other individuals. I decided to dig a little deeper and uncover the mysteries of my dreams by immersing myself into the topic.

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My 30 Day Immersion

For my 30 day immersion, I kept a detailed journal by my bed side to record all of my dreams. I recorded all of the details of the dreams and took note of when I went to sleep, when I woke up, and how I was awaken. I also took the time to write down my thoughts after the day was over to record any new discoveries I may have come across.

Dream Journal

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What I DiscoveredAfter the immersion, I recalled my dreams 17

days total out of 30.

My loving Noni dreaming away

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What I Discovered

After reviewing the notes in my journal, I discovered that I recalled more dreams when I woke up naturally (ie: without an alarm or phone call or another person). When my sleep was interrupted by someone else, I immediately lost details of the dream or could not recall any part of the dream. However, when I woke up on my own, I was able to more clearly remember my dreams and record them without any issues.

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• As you can see, I recalled the most dreams when my sleep was not interrupted. 13 dreams were recalled uninterrupted, 2 were somewhat recalled after receiving a phone call, 1 dream recalled after my alarm clock went off, and only 1 recalled when my sister woke me up.

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Combination of Eight Hours of sleep being awaken with an Alarm vs. without an Alarm: Study done by College students

“This graph displays how people were better able to recall dreams when awoken without an alarm vs. with an alarm.  The p-value is less than .05 indicating that there is a significant statistical difference of dream recall between being awaken without an alarm vs. with an alarm.”

Similar study done by college students at Miami University

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What I DiscoveredSecondly, I learned that length of sleep does not necessarily effect whether people recall dreams. There were times when I remembered dreams after sleeping all night, and times when I took an hour long nap and recalled my dream just as easily.

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Recording my dream at 6 a.m.

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What I Discovered

I also learned that the dreams I remembered were the ones that I had just minutes before waking up. For example, when I took a nap, I had a very detailed and disturbing dream about a grasshopper in my room. When I woke up from the dream, my sister said that I had been rapidly moving around and even made a squeaky sound just before waking up. Then I told her about the dream and determined that my sister witnessed me having a dream just before I woke up.

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Grasshopper Dream Video: The EvidenceTouch picture to play

At the end of the video, click to move to the next slide.

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What I DiscoveredAnother thing I discovered was that some dreams do occur because of a past event. I recently had two dreams that related to an activity I had engaged in just a day or two before. The dream about the wedding dress shopping was related to the TV show, Say Yes to the Dress, and the dream about the grasshopper was related to the grasshoppers we dissected in biology just days before. I think that was very interesting that I had dreams related to some of my personal experiences. This discovery supports my theory that some dreams do have a meaning or purpose.

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What I DiscoveredFinally, after immersing myself in this project, I learned that there is not one single explanation of why we remember or forget dreams, but there are many. I experienced that there can be quite a few reasonable explanations, such as depth of sleep, how a person is awakened, or how drastic or dramatic the dream is. I will hopefully find the answer to this when I do my library research.

During this experiment, there were times when I woke up and remembered having dreams but did not recall any of the details after waking up. I wasn’t really sure why this occurred but I hope to discover a reason for it in my research. Overall, it was really fun and interesting for me to get to know my mind better while it was asleep. I have never considered what goes on in my head after I lay down to go to bed. Dreams are a fascinating sensation that I hope to share with my fellow peers and audience.

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Final Thoughts About the Project

• During this experiment, there were times when I woke up and remembered having dreams but did not recall any of the details after waking up. I wasn’t really sure why this occurred but I hope to discover a reason for it in my research. Overall, it was really fun and interesting for me to get to know my mind better while it was asleep. I have never considered what goes on in my head after I lay down to go to bed. Dreams are a fascinating sensation that I hope to share with my fellow peers and audience.

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Resources

• "Timeline." Dreams. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Mar. 2013. http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/nsprojects/ns1fall04/dreams/dreams.html