Author: Annie Midori Atherton

Do babies dream? This is an age-old question with a complex answer. Even the youngest babies can be very active in their sleep, making some pretty funny noises or faces. When you see a sleeping baby twitch, smile or grin, you might think they’ve drifted off into a dream world, perhaps floating in a rainbow sky or playing with the family dog. In truth, scientists still don’t know much about the baby’s brain. Here, experts in human development and neuroscience break down what they know about whether babies dream and what happens in babies’ brains while they sleep. Do babies…