How sleep works: what pulls you to bed, and what your brain does all night
REM sleep: why your brain is busy while your body cannot move
Late in the night, your brain waves look almost awake, while your body lies still and cannot move. Why would a brain lock its own body?
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Monday, 5 am, in a long stretch of REM. You dream you are inside the board game, and a die as tall as you rolls after you. You run.
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In the dream you run as fast as you can. In bed, your legs do not move at all. Only your eyes dart under the lids, and you keep breathing.
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