This depressing possibility was recently published in the psychology journal Dreaming. The researchers asked a group of over 1,300 people twice during a 16-year interval about the colour of their dreams. The results from the two surveys show that 80% of respondents younger than 30 had colourful dreams. This percentage gradually fell to 20% for those in their 60s.
There is one ray of light for those who want to keep their bright, vivid dreams. The study did suggest that colour TV may increase the longevity of colourful dreams, an effect that was hinted at in earlier studies. Despite what your parents said, all that time you spent watching the boob tube as a kid may have been good for you and your dreams. [Dreaming via Disassociated; Shutterstock/Vlue]
Steve
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 11:07 PMSo the older you get, the more open-minded your wet dreams become.
Jack
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 11:51 PMI think I Colour in my own dreams once I remember them… Or the colours are faded.
I can remember some of my childhood dreams, and they are vivid as ever. Lots of Colour!
Doofus
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 2:11 AMMaybe cause older people read more black and white and young people watch more colour tv
Chris
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 3:15 AMThose who experience Synaesthesia, like me, can have wilder dreams than simply in colour or not. Check that shit out
Osiris Fox
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 12:10 PMBlind people (from birth or very early childhood) dream in sound.
leopoldine Arco
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 8:57 AMdreaming in colours or not just be colourfull yourself and you will stay young and you will get back more then colours.Behind the colours is god!!!
Have a coloufull day.