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The world of dreams, under examination

Sleeping and dreaming are actions that we do – or should do – every day, but the truth is that we still do not know many things about what happens in our brain when we are in the arms of Morpheus.

Scientists discover new things every day, which is more surprising, do you know them all? Do you know, for example, if women sleep worse than men? Or if the phase of the Moon affects us at bedtime? Have you ever heard of the strange and distressing phenomenon of sleep paralysis ?

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