The Science of Dreaming
Dreaming is one of the weirdest things we do & in this SciShow infusion Hank talks about how science is helping us understand why we dream, what our brains are up to when they're doing it,...
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Dreaming has got to be one of the weirdest things we do. I mean, I don't want to diminish all the other strange crap our bodies are capable of, 'cause a lot of it is pretty cracked out. But dreams are a special kind of crazy. Like, no matter how many dreams you've had in your life, Every once in a while, you wake up like: "What the hell was that?" But, as with everything else, science is helping us understand why we dream, what our brains are up to when they're doing it, and why dreaming may be critically important to the functioning of our waking brain. So try to stay awake for this one, 'cause it's pretty cool. (intro) People have been trying to understand dreams since there were people, but the person we most associate...
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Dreaming has got to be one of the weirdest things we do. I mean, I don't want to diminish all the other strange crap our bodies are capable of, 'cause a lot of it is pretty cracked out. But dreams are a special kind of crazy. Like, no matter how many dreams you've had in your life, Every once in a while, you wake up like: "What the hell was that?" But, as with everything else, science is helping us understand why we dream, what our brains are up to when they're doing it, and why dreaming may be critically important to the functioning of our waking brain. So try to stay awake for this one, 'cause it's pretty cool. (intro) People have been trying to understand dreams since there were people, but the person we most associate...
