7min chapter

You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes cover image

John Vervaeke

You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes

CHAPTER

Dreams, Surprises, and Cognitive Processing

This chapter explores the intriguing mechanics of dreams and how the brain processes reality during sleep through predictive processing. It connects the concepts of surprise with entertainment experiences while also discussing the implications of cognitive patterns influenced by psychedelics.

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