Not sure if this is the right forum to post this, as I am no academic, but while trying to document the effects of my Alzheimer's, I realised that my sleep is now constantly filled with rich and complex dreams which linger in my mind for some time after waking. Indeed, I am often able to resume a dream from where I left off after a bout of wakefulness.
Do other dementia sufferers report an increase in quantity and vividness of dreams? and has there been any research to see whether one of the functions of this dreaming might be the brain's attempt to "fix" memories more firmly in the mind?
Do other dementia sufferers report an increase in quantity and vividness of dreams? and has there been any research to see whether one of the functions of this dreaming might be the brain's attempt to "fix" memories more firmly in the mind?