Mind Blown: Fish Can Dream?

[MaltCheeszers]

I just read the coolest article about fish possibly dreaming! Apparently, their brain activity changes during sleep in a similar way to ours. Anyone else here have a pet fish that seems to be snoozing a little too dramatically?

 

[Wookie]

Since we're talking about dreams, DYK deaf people are known to use sign language in their sleep? A case study of a 71-year-old man with rapid eye movement disorder and a severe hearing impairment showed him using fluent sign language in his sleep, with researchers able to get an idea of what he was dreaming about thanks to those signs.

 

[Serene]

While it's not fully understood if fish dream in the same way humans do, studies suggest that they do experience sleep and possibly some form of dreaming. Fish exhibit sleep-like behaviors such as reduced activity, decreased responsiveness to stimuli, and changes in brain activity. However, since we can't directly communicate with fish to understand their subjective experiences, it remains a topic of ongoing research and speculation.