Although this effect is rare, sleep researchers have verified that if a person has a dream in which he or she falls off a cliff and the dreamer fails to awaken before hitting the bottom, the dreamer will experience a heart attack and physiological death will occur.

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This statement is false. While nightmares can cause physical responses such as an increased heart rate, there is no evidence to suggest that a dream alone can cause a heart attack or physiological death.

Although This Effect Is Rare, Sleep Researchers Have Verified That