When we run and run and get nowhere, dreams in which we feel that time is not flowing We wake up with a start from the sequence of events and realize that it wasn’t that long ago after all. The mystery of dreams is still not fully explored. But no matter what one says, dreams are personal reflections of the mind.

scientists Today, as in the past, they continue to conduct various studies of dreams. So why does what we see in our dreams move in slow motion compared to what we experience when we are awake?

We see our dreams during the deep sleep phase.

As we know, most of our dreams REM (rapid eye movements) We see it in a phase called Everyone has an opinion about the duration of dreams, but the length of dreams can vary depending on their content. Scientists say that dreams, especially in real life, in which work or actions that require effort are seen take more time.

This thought will make sense if you try to remember one of your endless dreams, even though you did something simple.

When we think of dreams, we all think of the movie Inception.

In the movie Inception, we saw that 1 hour of dreaming corresponds to 5 minutes in real life. In fact, time does not slow down when we sleep and dream, but dreams go in slow motion for us.

In a way the concept of time in dreams is distorted. As a result of various studies, scientists say that there could be many reasons for this, but there is no clear answer.

Actually, dreams don’t last as short as we think.

You must have come across the information on the internet and in many places that dreams last for a few seconds, but this is not exactly correct information. According to data from the US National Sleep Foundation; some of our dreams are a few minutes and some are 30 minutes It may take up to two hours in total, or longer.

during one night We have about 6 dreams. In order to accurately determine the duration of the dream, it is necessary to clearly know which dream begins and when.

Measuring the duration of dreams is, of course, a very difficult process.

in 2014 at Frontiers in Psychologypublished a study in which they concluded that we perceive time differently in our dreams than in real life. These studies consist of studies observing dreams in which lucid dreamers engage in physical and mental effort.

Studies show that normal dreamers are not performed with lucid dreamers who can control their dreams. ‘Clear dream’ actually, ‘lucid dream’ An expression used in our language for the concept. With ‘lucid dreamers’ it is easier to observe the start and end time of dreams.

Scientists conduct a series of experiments consisting of mental and physical activities with people who can control their dreams.

Any lucid dreamer participating in research must perform a number of activities in their dreams; are asked to communicate the start and end time of the activities to the observers. in research Walk 10, 20, 30 steps; Count to 10, 20, 30to jump and activities such as rolling.

Following the investigation; activities to be done in dreams, regardless of the taskIt is concluded that in a dream it takes longer to complete than in reality.

According to these results, there are different opinions.

One of the reasons why it takes longer to perform an action in a dream than in real life; body when we dream associated with limited muscle movement. We can dream that we are trying to put on a shoe or that we are making a great effort to escape from somewhere.

However, to provide the necessary physical movement, our muscles and limbs we cannot move it as easily as it actually is. This is a security element applied to ensure that the events in the dream do not harm our body.

As if the slow progression of our dreams isn’t enough, we’re also much more trusting; We can have overwhelming experiences like not being able to run or scream while in a dream. You can read another content from us here where we explain in detail the scientific reasons for this situation.

As a result; when we dream, our mind perceives that every move of ours is realized and takes longer to process the dream. In addition, while sleeping fluctuations at different levels in our brain It is also one of the factors that may be related to the duration of dreams.

• Source: Frontiers in Psychology, Bustle