A few days ago, Harvard University published the results of a new study on the meaning of dreams, which is one of the topics that concerns humanity and represents a mystery throughout all ages of human history. theories and assumptions.

Thus, the respected institution signed a study that started with the arrival of the covid-19 pandemic two years ago.

The research yielded important results, explaining in detail the reason why people from the past or with whom we no longer communicate, sometimes appear in dreams, a situation that is often disturbing and in theory requires an explanation. scientifically sought.

In this regard, Deirdre Barrett, an expert at this workhouse and one of the main authors of that study, said, “Dreaming about a certain person you cared about months or even years ago does not indicate that you are a true lover of that person, but secretly longing for him”.

Harvard University studies dreams with exes

In this sense, the expert from the American university and the leader of the ‘Pandemic Dreams’ and ‘Sleep Committee’ studies clearly reveals that when human beings dream, the brain enters a state in which the visual areas are more active, just like the emotional areas. And in that order of thought, the triggers for this state could be from a remembered date, a love break, or any other stimulus, but the expert clarifies, this hides behind these dreams the desire to return. to that person.

“Our oral areas are a little less active. So we think about the things we focus on most during the day, but in a different state of consciousness,” he explains.

Barrett, who has a PhD in scientific psychology, continues: “Our verbal areas are a little less active (…) So, I think we think about the things we focus on more during the day, but we think in another area. State of consciousness according to Argentine media ” People.

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On the other hand, in an interview New York TimesBarrett noted that “there are multiple factors that can trigger a dream and not indicate a romantic interest in an ex,” adding that even such dreams, without being neglected, can be a reaction to the feelings of the current relationship. According to the expert, duels and breakups are not handled in a linear fashion, because “life is a constant ‘overcoming’. These things never go away completely.”

Finally, based on the results of Harvard University research published on the university’s official website in Massachusetts, Barrett states that the best way to try to control dreams is to think about what you want to see. Thus, according to the expert, “You can choose the person you want to see in your dreams at night or move yourself to a place you love. Before you go to sleep, visualize that person or place.

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