Neuroscientist Rahul Jandial Explains Why We Dream

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🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Despite spending one third of our lives asleep, we know very little about why we dream. But in a new book brain surgeon and neuroscientist Dr. Rahul Jandial begins to peel back the mystery. He says that dreams may help us practice responding to threats, allow us to test different interpersonal scenarios, or serve as a sort of “nocturnal therapist, helping us digest and metabolize anxiety-provoking emotions.” We talk to Jandial about the neurobiology of dreams and what they contribute to our waking lives. Jandial’s new book is, “This Is Why You Dream.” Guests: Dr. Rahul Jandial, surgeon and neuroscientist, City of Hope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.3	The very from kQED from kQED in san franciscoe i'm n Kim. Coming up on forum, why we dream. Neurosurgeon and neuroscientist Dr. Rahul Jondial says dreaming is as essential to our lives and well-being as
1:04.3	eating and sleeping, and that the main purpose of sleep may be to enable dreaming. Add to that,
1:10.4	there's a tremendous amount of brain activity happening while we dream.
1:13.6	That's very different from the way our brains behave when we're awake.
1:16.6	John Deal joins us to talk about the often overlooked importance of dreaming and about his new book,
1:22.6	This is Why You Dream. What's a memorable dream that you've had?
1:25.6	What have you always wondered about how or why we dream?
1:30.0	Join us.
1:36.7	Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Dr. Rahul Jandiel, a neurosurgeon and scientist at City of Hope Cancer Center in Los Angeles,
1:45.1	says that dreams are as necessary to our lives as breathing.
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