• Question: Why do we dream?

    Asked by oliviabu007 to Damien, Rachael, Simon, Suzi, Tim on 20 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by harrikj, aimeellyn, lucyhenshall.
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      Suzi Gage answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      Hi @oliviabu007
      I’m afraid I don’t know the answer to this, but one theory is that it helps our brain to consolidate (reinforce) our memories. Which is why dreams can contain people and places that you know.

      Have a look at some of the other answers to questions about dreams here:

      /brainj11-zone/search/dreams

      Hope this helps!

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