Why do we dream? - Amy Adkins
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In the 3rd millennium BCE, Mesopotamian kings recorded and interpreted their dreams on wax tablets. In the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. And while we still don’t have any definitive answers, we have some theories. Amy Adkins reveals the top seven reasons why we might dream.
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Maria Papadosifou
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Dogs also dream
In our search of the purpose of dreams , shouldn't we consider that animals dream too ?
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vania sofia chacon paredes
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Yes they dream because science prove ot
Santiago Portillo Escalante
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I think yes
Fernanda Davila
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I Think that the animals dream too
Santiago Portillo Escalante
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I think yes
Olga Aurora Hernandez De La Torre
Olga Aurora Hernandez De La Torre
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Yes
Livij Akis
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in response to Emma McBeath Show comment
yees my RR dreams too, they sometimes starts to yelp and twitching
Emma McBeath
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animals dream for sure. I have to wake up my golden retriever sometimes because he will start yelping in his sleep
Maria Papadosifou
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in response to Lana Baron Show comment
That was helpful . Thank you :-)
Lana Baron
concórdia, Brazil
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in response to Maria Papadosifou Show comment
Acredito que sempre há um pensamento. Há muito instinto nos animais selvagens, porém sempre terão que criar uma método para atacar a presa, por exemplo.
Maria Papadosifou
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in response to Lana Baron Show comment
So can we assume that wild animals don't dream ? They act with instict far more than they think and also they do not need to practice their insticts or reflexes, because they use them everyday .
