For a good memory, dream on. (rapid eye movement in sleep affects memory) (Brief Article) From: Science News | Date: November 14, 1992| Author: Ezzell, Carol | COPYRIGHT 1992 Science Service, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

You've been asleep for about an hour, and you're having a really great dream about piloting the space shuttle. There's just one problem: The control panel keeps making a ringing sound, and you can't find the right button to shut it off. Slowly, as you emerge from layers of sweet slumber, you realize that the ringing isn't occurring in your dream -- it's the phone on your bedside table.

Beware, you may have just lost some of your memory.

A new study suggests...

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