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Published online 10 September 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040906-16
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Dreamless woman remains healthy
Stroke study suggests humans can live without dreams.
A woman who stopped dreaming after a stroke is helping researchers unravel the mysteries of sleep.
The 73-year-old patient was admitted to hospital after a stroke disrupted blood flow to an area at the back of her brain, called the occipital lobe.
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