Who, when, how and why we have dreams?

How long have we had dreams?

Since there are people. The earliest concrete evidence is dating back before 3000 BC. Then appears the Gilgamesh Epic with the transmission of dreams.

Prior to 4000 Egypt was created a book to decipher the messages of the gods, were it considered dreams. In ancient Rome more impressive dreams were considered by the Senate. Their modes of interpretation were both priests and sorcerers. Descartes was the first to enter the dream world of science by beginning research on the dreams and trying to find an explanation which led to the emergence of numerous books that also give rise to the emergence of a deeper psychology.

Who dreams?

Everyone and every night, even several times a night. With this feature on average three out of five have no memory of sleeping.

Where do dreams originate?

According to latest research, probably in the interior of the middle of the brain, the same place, which is responsible for our emotions during the day.

When we dream?

There is a fast and slow sleep, which in turn is divided into superficial and deep sleep. On the basis of brain activity we differ in different phases of sleep. After falling asleep, when one no longer hears, sees and feels the outside world, it deepens the sleep and brain activity is characterized by increasingly slow waves. From the surface goes into a deep sleep, and when the brain begins to become active it has the same pattern in order to wake. During this phase (rapid eye movement) eyes start to move around, like the state of alertness. It is believed that the eyes follow the pictures in this sleep stage.