Why Do We Dream?

In this video we take a look at where dreams come from! Sources Cited and Further Reading: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/340/6132/639.full https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2307768 http://www.jneurosci.org/content/31/18/6674 http://www.why-we-dream.com/remstate.htm https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16871-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-geomagnetic-activity/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20934-dreams-read-by-brain-scanner-for-the-first-time/ Taheri S, Lin L, Austin D, Young T, Mignot E; Lin; Austin; Young; Mignot (December 2004). "Short Sleep Duration Is Associated with Reduced Leptin, Elevated Ghrelin, and Increased Body Mass Index". PLoS Med. 1 (3): e62. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0010062. PMC 535701. PMID 15602591. (Silber MH, Ancoli-Israel S, Bonnet MH, Chokroverty S, Grigg-Damberger MM, Hirshkowitz M, Kapen S, Keenan SA, Kryger MH, Penzel T, Pressman MR, Iber C (March 2007). "The visual scoring of sleep in adults"(PDF). Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 3 (2): 121–31. PMID 17557422. Hobson, J.A. (2009) REM sleep and dreaming: towards a theory of protoconsciousness, Nature Reviews, 10(11) J. Alan Hobson, Edward F. Pace-Scott, & Robert Stickgold (2000), “Dreaming and the brain: Toward a cognitive neuroscience of conscious states”, Behavioral and Brain Sciences 23. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2009). At-a-glance: Healthy sleep. Retrieved May 30, 2012, from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/healthy_sleep_atglance.pdf National Sleep Foundation. (2010). REM sleep deprivation and migraines. Retrieved June 4, 2012, from http://www.sleepfoundation.org/alert/rem-sleep-deprivation-and-migraine National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. (2007). Dreaming and REM sleep In Brain basics: Understanding sleep. Retrieved May 29, 2012, from http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brain_basics/understanding_sleep.htm#dreaming David G. Myers (22 September 2003). Psychology, Seventh Edition, in Modules (High School Version). Macmillan. pp. 268–. ISBN 978-0-7167-8595-8. Much of the research for this video was compiled by two very helpful volunteers: Alan Le and Isaac Best! Follow Second Thought on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondthoughtchannel/ Support Second Thought on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/secondthought