Why do dreams feel so real sometimes

Dreams happen while you're sleeping. Although your body is snoozing, the brain remains active. Dreams lack the same logic your waking thoughts have, so they can be confusing and hard to understand. Dreams often include remnants of waking ac. Dream researcher Patricia Garfield talks about dreams and dreaming. Advertisement By: Patricia Garfield, Ph.D Dr. Garfield: When we dream, our central nervous system is going into an active state, which it is does periodically during our sl. Sleep researcher J. Allan Hobson has described five of the major characteristics of dreams. Learn more about the elements that dreams often share. Dreams have fascinated artists, philosophers, and researchers for thousands of years. However.