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Why Do We Dream?

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

Why Do We Dream?

Season 9 Episode 16 | 14m 29s | CC

It would be a lot easier to study the science of dreaming if we weren’t asleep every time we did it. Why do we dream? What does dreaming do for our brains? How did dreaming evolve? Here’s a look at the current theories from psychology and neuroscience.

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