Do you know that people forget approximately 95% of their dreams as soon as they wake up or shortly after? Scientists still don’t know exactly why we dream. But what they do know with certainty is that every person on this planet dreams for about 2 hours a night, even those who claim that they never do! Such people simply don't recall their dreams.

Brain scans done on sleeping people show that their frontal lobes, which are responsible for memory formation, aren't active during REM (or rapid eye movement) sleep. And this is exactly the stage of sleep when you dream. See the catch? At the same time, though, there are some tricks you can use to remember your dreams better!

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