Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mimsy!dsn From: dsn@mimsy.UUCP (Dana S. Nau) Newsgroups: sci.misc,sci.med Subject: Re: Dreams as a reaction Message-ID: <4734@mimsy.UUCP> Date: Sun, 14-Dec-86 03:55:33 EST Article-I.D.: mimsy.4734 Posted: Sun Dec 14 03:55:33 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 16-Dec-86 01:27:28 EST References: <43@wjh12.UUCP> <733@dg_rtp.UUCP> <4101@jhunix.UUCP> Reply-To: dsn@mimsy.UUCP (Dana S. Nau) Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742 Lines: 25 Xref: mnetor sci.misc:134 sci.med:382 In article <4101@jhunix.UUCP> ins_amap@jhunix.UUCP (Mark Aden Poling) writes: >In article <733@dg_rtp.UUCP>, throopw@dg_rtp.UUCP (Wayne Throop) writes: >> (Cites a study showing that cats are partially paralysed during sleep.) >> So, your body is paralyzed in dream-state sleep so that you >> don't thrash around and hurt yourself. >> > > I've heard basically the same things before, but they don't explain >a recent incident that happened to me. ... I awoke in great pain, >and now have a nice little scar on one of my nuckles. On the other hand, it might help to explain an experience I had about ten years ago which has been a source of great puzzlement to me: In the middle of the night, I sort of woke up half way. My eyes were open, and I could see the wall of my room, but I was hearing music in my head, the way I do when I dream--and I couldn't move. At first, this intrigued me--but then I got scared. I tried hard to move, but still couldn't. Then, suddenly, I was completely awake: the music was gone, and I could move. If anyone knows of any studies that might explain this, I'd like to see them. -- Dana S. Nau, Comp. Sci. Dept., U. of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 dsn@mimsy.umd.edu seismo!mimsy!dsn (301) 454-7932