What Is the Point of Dreams?

Dreams are like stories your brain tells you while you're sleeping. Imagine your brain is a storyteller, and at night it plays movies in your head to help you process the day's events. These movies might be fun or confusing, but they help you remember things better when you wake up.

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Examples

Your brain dreams about your favorite ice cream flavor after eating it all day.
You wake up from a dream where you flew over the school, and now you feel more confident in math class.
You dreamed about getting lost in a forest, and when you actually got lost later, it didn’t seem as scary.

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