A neuroscientist argues that the focus on dreams has held back the scientific understanding of sleep. So he took dreams out of the picture and uncovered a new potential connection between the mind and body.
Guest: Mark Blumberg, behavioral neuroscientist at the University of Iowa
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Episode 31: The Neuroscience of Dreams
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