Why is there a strong reaction to falling when I'm dreaming?

Subject: Why is there a strong reaction to falling when I'm dreaming?

Date: Fri Oct 13 21:08:35 2000
Posted by VL
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Area of science: Neuroscience
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When I dream about falling, it seems as if my body reacts to this as if I 
were really falling down. Why does this happen? And why is the reaction so 
much stronger than, say, eating something in a dream?

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