#349 - Harvard Neuroscientist on “GHOST” Receptor, Spiritual Realm & Dream Illusions | Baland Jalal

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🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 192 minutes

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PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Baland Jalal is a Danish neuroscientist at Harvard University's Department of Psychology, whose work spans clinical neuroscience, cultural psychology, and the biology of altered state of consciousness. Originally from Denmark and of Kurdish-Iraqi descent, he is best known for his research on sleep paralysis. BALAND's LINKS: IG: https://www.instagram.com/balandjalal/# YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCumyt6mGLaVO4_N1LkAoXdA WEBSITE: https://balandjalal.com/ FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP ****TIMESTAMPS**** 0:00 - Intro 01:46 – Baland’s Classy Look & Upbringing 12:34 – Nations Are Just Stories 20:54 – Egypt Studies & Early Discoveries 30:50 – Brain Growth & Neuroplasticity 42:24 – Curing Depression with TMS 53:48 – The Power of REM Sleep 01:03:51 – Neuroscience of Empathy & OCD 01:19:39 – Academia, Peer Review, & Frustrations 01:29:10 – Why Dreams Feel So Real 01:38:21 – The Science Behind Dream Recall 01:47:35 – Time Distortion in Dreams 01:57:52 – Dreams as Emotional Therapy, Ghost Receptor 02:06:43 – Science Meets Spirituality 02:14:61 – The Mystery of the Hatman 02:26:10 – Science & Religion Intertwined 02:29:63 – Epigenetics & Generational Trauma 02:51:33 – Free Will & The Brain 03:09:63 – Intellect vs Emotion Systems CREDITS: - Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey - COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ - In-Studio Producer: Joey Deef - https://www.instagram.com/joeydeef/ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 349 - Baland Jalal Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	One day in California, as I am walking about, I bump into this guy who turns out to be
0:35.3	one of the greatest neuroscientists alive, if not the greatest.
0:38.2	Who?
0:38.8	V.S. Ramachandra.
0:39.7	Take his class, sit in the front row, and every question he has, I'm just sitting there answering.
0:44.1	I think he got impressed with that, and so he took me into his laboratory, ended up becoming friends.
0:47.9	In fact, we became best friends. Can you believe it? It was unbelievable.
0:50.9	And this guy, who's his on Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world,
0:54.6	literally just got that announcement. And I'm sitting there with him talking about the human brain.
0:58.4	Just started to just read books 24 hours, the first explanation. The brain is never wasteful.
1:02.9	Why do dreams have this bizarre, strange feel to it? And the reason is simple. This is in REM sleep.
1:09.4	These are the dreams where you see yourself on the moon. You're wrestling with an alligator. Why is that important? When you experience your dreams and you see yourself being chased and you can get away and things are dangerous, you're more likely to face situations like that in your real life and survive. The one last night was so detailed. That's only a few minutes. So Ramashandra and I wanted to do an experiment on time perception in dreams.
1:28.3	So that's crazy. That's really possible.
1:30.3	Is there any science that could link this to some sort of otherworldly or spiritual endeavor?
1:37.3	This is a very interesting and a deep question actually.
1:40.3	So...
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1:47.0	They're both a huge huge help. Thank you.
1:49.0	Listen, it's a good look.
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