Do monkeys dream about food while sleeping?
Jason Joby, Sini Simon, Thomas Cherian, Georgin Jacob, Jhilik Das, Surbhi Munda, Shubhankar Saha, Debdyuti Bhadra, Sripati P. Arun
The paper shows that monkeys reactivated visual responses to food during REM-like sleep, suggesting selective dreaming about food.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience