What Are Fever Dreams?
You might have experienced those bizarre and emotionally intense dreams when you have a fever, but what are those? Hosted by: Stefan Chin Head to ...
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[♪ INTRO ] Being sick is the worst. Not only do you get the chills and a runny nose during the day, but your illness can chase you into your dreams as well. You might have experienced those bizarre and emotionally intense dreams some people have when their temperature skyrockets—aka fever dreams. While lots of people seem to have these disturbing, illness-related nightmares, they haven’t received a lot of scientific attention. But most experts think they’re an unfortunate side effect of a slightly heated brain. Survey studies suggest that fever dreams feature things like feelings of spatial distortion, falling into darkness, or nightmarish creatures. So yeah, they’re usually considered negative. And back in 2013, a small study trying to characterize all the symptoms that go along with f...
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[♪ INTRO ] Being sick is the worst. Not only do you get the chills and a runny nose during the day, but your illness can chase you into your dreams as well. You might have experienced those bizarre and emotionally intense dreams some people have when their temperature skyrockets—aka fever dreams. While lots of people seem to have these disturbing, illness-related nightmares, they haven’t received a lot of scientific attention. But most experts think they’re an unfortunate side effect of a slightly heated brain. Survey studies suggest that fever dreams feature things like feelings of spatial distortion, falling into darkness, or nightmarish creatures. So yeah, they’re usually considered negative. And back in 2013, a small study trying to characterize all the symptoms that go along with f...
