InstaSleep Reviews Team article notes:

• Research published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that people who spent more time in REM (rapid eye movement) sleep during the night showed lower fear-related brain activity when exposed to mild electric shocks the following day. The results suggest that getting good REM sleep can help protect a person from “enhanced fear,” the study authors wrote.
• The study is far from the first to reveal the benefits of a good night’s rest, particularly the importance of REM. Previous studies have found that the REM stage of sleep produces cognitive benefits needed to function when you’re awake.

The Sleep Phase Where You Dream May Make You Less Prone To Fear

Better get those Zs.

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