Why Your Eyes Move When You’re Dreaming?

I'm sure you have seen this with one of your family member while they are sleeping.



Scientists explains why your eyes move when you’re dreaming.

This is what they said:

“We focused on the electrical activities of individual neurons in the medial temporal lobe, a set of brain regions that serve as a bridge between visual recognition and memories,” said Yuval Nir, lead author of the study, in a press release. “ Prior research had shown that neurons in these regions become active shortly after we view pictures of famous people and places, such as Jennifer Aniston or the Eiffel Tower — even when we close our eyes and imagine these concepts.” 

“The electrical brain activity during rapid eye movements in sleep were highly similar to those occurring when people were presented with new images,” said Nir. “Many neurons — including those in the hippocampus — showed a sudden burst of activity shortly after eye movements in sleep, typically observed when these cells are ‘busy’ processing new images.” 

“The research findings suggest that rapid eye movements represent the moment the brain encounters a new image in a dream,” added Itzhak Fried, a co-author of the research, “similar to the brain activity exhibited when one encounters visual images while awake.”

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