Did you know? Dolphins and whales evolved the ability to have only half of their brain sleep at a time, switching from one side of the brain to the other every hour or so. Dr. Antonio Zadra is a renowned sleep scientist with an MA in experimental psychology and a PhD in clinical psychology from McGill University. He is Full Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal, and a researcher at the Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine (CARSM). His recently released book, co-authored with Bob Stickgold, is entitled "When Brains Dream: The Science and Mystery of Sleep." Tony’s passion for the fascinating field of dream science is manifest in the way he discusses his work. He has poured his entire career into studying dreams with empirical rigor and he understands them like few other humans on the planet today. While his knowledge is extensive, he still speaks of dreams with a humility and reverence for their mysterious nature. Have you ever wondered how the brain produces the all-too-real feeling we experience in our dreams?  Have you ever thought about your dreams - what they mean or why they’re there? Come learn something about the amazing nature of the sleeping mind!==================== 0:00 Introduction1:22 Tony’s intense lucid dream at 17 years old 4:32 The origins of dream science predate Freud 10:04 Mary Calkins, the first women president of the American Psychological Association10:46 Empirical experimentation with lucid dreaming 12:31 The evolutionary reasons for sleep 16:53 Sleep’s role in memory formation and integration18:03 Why growing children need sleep19:22 The difference between dreams in REM versus Non-REM sleep23:28 In REM sleep, your dreams becomes hyper-associative 24:34 The scientific theory behind why we feel that our dreams are significant27:21 The parallels between deep sleep and psychedelic experiences 29:12 Dr. Zadra’s NEXTUP theory explains the wandering nature of dreams 31:36 “Non-REM sleep makes you smart, REM sleep makes you wise”35:45 It’s probably an evolutionary design that dreams are hard to remember 40:24 The fascinating nature of dream characters43:40 We can create entire worlds in our dreams in real-time48:33 What you can do to better remember your dreams57:58 Tony’s own lucid dreaming practice 1:01:42 Dream-sharing 1:03:45 "One Final Question"==================== References: “When Brains Dream: Exploring the Science and Mystery of Sleep” by Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgoldhttps://amzn.to/3fJgWHZ====================  To help make a difference, follow us for weekly episodes! Search for books by our guests on our website and sign up for the “Rising Weekly” to receive a Friday email “where we enrich episodes”.  If you believe our podcast has ever shifted your perspective, please share it with someone you know and rate us.  Thank you so much for tuning in and we welcome you back to our next episode. ==================== Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rising-laterally/id1524717120 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hbMEHVOZJVMdCZBhthTIh  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaIDpt943-sihvPBxX7oXawInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/risinglaterally/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RisingLaterally

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