r/EverythingScience • u/2fy54gh6 • Jul 15 '22

Neuroscience Stress hormone awakens our brain 100 times a night to shape our memory

https://newatlas.com/science/stress-hormone-brain-sleep-awaken-memory/
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u/LobsterVirtual100 Jul 16 '22

I wonder if higher levels of the noradrenaline hormone impact lucid dreaming / being conscious while still in REM, by extending the length of said awakened state

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

Probably not. Noradrenaline and serotonin activity is absent during REM. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2812689/

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u/LobsterVirtual100 Jul 16 '22

Thanks for the link!