The Joy of Why

Why and How Do We Dream?

Aug 24, 2022

45:23

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Antonio Zadra

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Understanding Dreams and the Brain's Chemistry

02:18

Could It Be a Sham?

03:00

Dreams Play a Role in Our Understanding of the World

01:42

Dreams Help Consolidate Our Memory

05:09

Introduction

2min

The Challenges of Studying Dreams

2min

What Are the Characteristics of Dreams?

5min

Dreams Help Consolidate Our Memory

5min

Dreams Play a Role in Our Understanding of the World

2min

The Functions of Dreams

3min

Lucid Dreaming and the Related Theme of Dream Engineering

3min

How Do You Communicate With a Lucid Dreamer?

5min

Could It Be a Sham?

3min

10.

Using Lucid Dreaming to Create Art Works

3min

11.

Do You Know What Dream Engineering Is?

3min

12.

Are You Concerned About Dream Engineering?

5min

13.

The Future of Dream Research

5min

Dreams are subjective and fleeting, but laboratories have developed ways of getting into the minds of people while they are dreaming. In this episode, Steven Strogatz speaks with sleep researcher Antonio Zadra about how new experimental methods have changed our understanding of dreams.

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The Joy of Why

Why and How Do We Dream?

Episode guests

Understanding Dreams and the Brain's Chemistry

Could It Be a Sham?

Dreams Play a Role in Our Understanding of the World

Dreams Help Consolidate Our Memory

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