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Most dreams last only about four minutes.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that most dreams last only about four minutes?

Unclear. Two sources indicate dreams can run longer than four minutes: one philosophy article notes REM/EEG evidence that dreams may last as long as thirty-five minutes, and a REM-sleep reference says each REM episode lasts 5 to 30 minutes. Neither directly measures the typical duration of most dreams, so the claim's specific four-minute average is not settled.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 2
Forgetting Dreams
1979
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Forgetting Dreams. (1979). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s003181910004883x

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Benefits of REM sleep
2022
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Benefits of REM sleep. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6625091

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